Born in Fulham, Sanders was a junior product of Ipswich YMCA.
He played his senior rugby with Harlequins and was capped nine times as a prop by England, debuting against Wales at Twickenham in the 1954 Five Nations.
[1] Sanders received career-ending injuries in a motorcycle accident while holidays in Yugoslavia in 1956.
Scotland international Micky Grant was also on the trip and is credited for saving the life of Sanders by transporting him to a Rijeka hospital.
[2] Sanders served as England chairman of selectors in the 1970s and was later president of the Rugby Football Union.