Shannon Saunders[1] (née Francois, born 12 October 1990) is a New Zealand netball player, who is currently contracted to the Southern Steel in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship.

She was later named in the FastNet Ferns squad to compete the World Netball Series, in Liverpool in late November.

Saunders joined Silver Fern players Irene van Dyk, Maria Tutaia and Katrina Grant in the side.

While playing international netball, Saunders completed a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Otago graduating in 2012.

[1][4] Saunders played her 150th game for Steel in the 2022 ANZ Premiership season, this marked only the third time a player had done this behind Casey Williams and Wendy Frew.