Niall Saunders

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Niall Saunders
Date of birth (1997-12-21) 21 December 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Chertsey, England
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) [1]
Weight88 kg (13.9 st; 194 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2020 Harlequins 16 (0)
2021 Tel Aviv Heat 3 (17)
2022– Utah Warriors 5 (10)
Correct as of 19 March 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Ireland U20 4 (0)
Correct as of 19 March 2022

Niall Saunders (born 21 December 1997) is an English rugby union player, currently playing for the Rugby ATL of Major League Rugby (MLR). His preferred position is scrum-half. [2]

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Professional career

Saunders signed for Major League Rugby side Utah Warriors for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. [3] He has also previously played for Harlequins and the Tel Aviv Heat. Saunders had previously retired from rugby, before returning with Utah in 2022. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Niall Saunders - Player Profile - Rugby". Eurosport.
  2. "Niall Saunders". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  3. "Utah Warriors signs Niall Saunders". DJ Coil Rugby. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. "Niall Saunders: Why I quit rugby". Sports Gazette. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. "'I went to Barcelona and spent €2,500. That's the kind of release I was living for'". The42. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.