Pat Sanderson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pat Sanderson
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 6, 1977(1977-09-06)
Age	47
Birthplace	Chester
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Virgo

Pat Sanderson Biography

Pat Sanderson is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on September 6, 1977 in Chester, Virginia, United States. Pat Sanderson (born 6 September 1977 in Chester) is an ex- England international union rugby player as well as a former flanker of Worcester. He is the brother of ex- England athlete Alex Sanderson. His first rugby union career flourished in Bury Grammar School, Littleborough RUFC and finally in Kirkham Grammar School and included his first cap in the international arena for England 16 in the England 16 group schools team. He was a member of Manchester Sale (now Sale Sharks) in 1996, and was named by England U21s as well as England A. The club he joined was Harlequins where he was a player at the Powergen Cup final, when Quins were defeated by Newcastle by 30 to 27.

Sanderson has committed the future of his career with Worcester on the day before the 2007/08 season when he signed an extension of his contract for two years that will see him remain with Sixways until the end of 2010.

Sanderson is an established and firm favourite at Worcester Warriors – both of the supporters and the club, and is fondly referred to as ‘Captain Fantastic’. He has played over 100 top flight games and scored 22 tries for Worcester and has again being named as club captain for the 2008/09 season by Director of Rugby for Worcester Mike Ruddock.

Sanderson is the Chairman of the Professional Rugby Players’ Association and he is well placed to understand the problems players face, particularly with injuries. A fractured shoulder, two damaged knees and prolapsed disc have all kept him out of the game at different stages. Sanderson is also now the players representative of the This is Rugby campaign, in association with The Professional Rugby Players’ Association, Premier Rugby Limited and the RFU, to promote the Core Values of rugby following a spate of disreputable incidents in professional premiership rugby.

After the 2003-04 season, he was transferred to the newly elevated Worcester Warriors, as captain He was instrumental in ensuring that the Warriors were at the top of the Premiership. Sanderson started every Premiership game in 2004/5 and Sanderson was awarded the Zurich Players of the Season in 2004/05 as well as The PRA Players’ Player of the Year. This consistent performance led to the possibility of an England being called back for their fall Test opener in Australia during November of 2005. Despite impressive performances during the autumn internationals in 2005 and his selection as captain of England’s tour to Australia In 2006 however, his performance was thrown out of favor with England after Brian Ashton replaced Andy Robinson as coach in the latter part of 2006 and has not played since.

Pat Sanderson Net Worth

Pat Sanderson is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pat Sanderson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sanderson has also been a top-quality sevens player who made his debut to 1997 Hong Kong. In 2003-2004, he was a part of all six IRB World Series rounds including three wins in South Africa, Hong Kong and London. He also assisted in helping England to win the famous Hong Kong event. In 2002, he also was an England player in the Commonwealth Games squad in Manchester.

Sanderson was the first player to be capped during the 1998 tour of the southern hemisphere in England at the age of 20. He played New Zealand twice and South Africa and got three caps more on the tour in 2001 towards North America, during which Sanderson scored a touchdown with the United States.

In August 2011, Sanderson was forced to retire from rugby after failing to recover from a shoulder injury.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Pat Sanderson height 6 ft 3 in Pat weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Pat Sanderson Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Pat Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Pat Sanderson celebrates birthday on September 6 of every year.

What does Pat Sanderson do now?

Pat Sanderson has been hired from JPMorgan to lead global client coverage at RBC’s investor and treasury services division in the UK , according to a statement.

Where was Alex Sanderson born?

Chester, United Kingdom

Did pat Sanderson play for England?

Sanderson made his England debut against New Zealand in 1998 and won the last of his 16 caps in 2007. He led the national side on the 2006 tour of Australia, in place of Martin Corry who was rested for the trip, and during the 2005 Churchill Cup tournament in Canada.

Who plays for Sale Sharks?

NamePositionBirthdate (dd/mm/yyyy)
Ross HARRISON| Prop| 03/09/1992
Simon MCINTYRE| Prop| 19/03/1991
Akker VAN DER MERWE| Hooker| 17/06/1991
Cameron NEILD| Hooker| 06/09/1994

Who did Alex Sanderson play for?

Alexander Sanderson (born 7 October 1979 in Chester) is an English former rugby union footballer who played in the back row during the 1990s and 2000s for Saracens and Sale Sharks.