Peter Knight
Full namePeter Michael Knight
Date of birth(1947-10-07)7 October 1947
Place of birthBristol, England
Date of death4 October 2015(2015-10-04) (aged 67)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Winger
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972 England 3 (0)

Peter Michael Knight (7 October 1947 - 4 October 2015) was an English rugby union international.[1]

Knight was raised in Bristol and attended Bristol Cathedral School.[2]

Capped three times by England, Knight was called up to play fullback in the 1972 Five Nations, with the team looking for a successor to Bob Hiller.[3] He featured in two of the matches and later took part in the mid-year tour of South Africa, where he played as a winger in the win over the Springboks at Ellis Park.[4]

Knight, who became a priest, played for Bristol and Gloucestershire.[5]

References

  1. "Injury Threat To Knight's Career". Evening Post. 5 October 1968.
  2. "The obituary notice of Peter KNIGHT". funeral-notices.co.uk. Bristol Post. 13 October 2015.
  3. Mason, John (18 February 1972). "Knight Unruffled By England Prospects". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. "A funny thing happened to Peter in big game". Evening Post. 23 June 1972.
  5. "Rugby priest on the wing and a prayer". The Daily Telegraph. 21 November 2003.

See also

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