Andy Saunders (rugby league)

Andy Saunders (born 14 September 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Blactown Workers Sea Eagles in the NSWRL. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. He has played over 100 games in the NRL's second tier reserve grade competition.[2]

Andy Saunders
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Saunders
Born (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994
Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Canterbury Bulldogs 1 0 0 0 0
2018– Penrith Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0
As of 21 May 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Born in Quirindi, New South Wales, Saunders is of Italian descent.[3] He played his junior rugby league for the Quirindi Grasshoppers before being signed by the Penrith Panthers.

Playing career

Early career

In 2013 and 2014, Saunders played for the Penrith Panthers' NYC team.[4] In October 2013, he played in the Panthers' NYC premiership win over the New Zealand Warriors.[5] In 2014, he took over the captaincy of the Panthers' NYC team.[5] In September 2014, he was named at prop in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year[6] and played in the Panthers' New South Wales Cup premiership win over the Newcastle Knights.[7] In October 2014, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[8]

2017

In February, Saunders signed with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs for the 2017 season.[9] In May, he played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents.[10] In July, he made his NRL debut for the Bulldogs during their round 18 match against the Newcastle Knights.[11][12]

References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Andy Saunders – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. "Official Canterbury Cup NSW profile of Andy Saunders for Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles". New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. "Italy Look to Make Second Rugby League World Cup". Rugby League European Federation. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. "S". Nyc Database. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. NRL Digital Media. "Where Are They Now: 2013 NYC Premiers – Panthers". Penrithpanthers.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. "Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. NRL Digital Media. "VB NSW Cup Preview – Grand Final". NSWRL. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  8. "Junior Kangaroos side to face NZ". NRL.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  9. "Bulldogs sign ex-Panthers NYC captain". NRL.com. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  10. NRL Digital Media. "UPDATED SQUAD | Intrust Super Premiership NSW Residents". NSWRL. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  11. "Updated team lists: Bulldogs v Knights". NRL.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  12. NRL Digital Media. "CrownBet Late Mail: Round 18 v Knights". Bulldogs. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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