Chris Knight (rugby player)

Chris Knight
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
School Bishop Gore School
University University of Reading
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)
2013-2014
2014-2016
Scarlets
Cardiff Blues
3 (5)
1 (0)
Representative teams
2013-Wales Sevens36 (100)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Chris Knight (born 28 February 1991) is a Welsh rugby union player. He is currently a member of the 2015–16 Wales sevens squad as a winger.[1]

After scoring 14 tries in his first full season for Llandovery RFC in the Principality Premiership, Knight made his debut for Wales on the HSBC World Series in the penultimate round of the 2012–13 season. He scored five tries in his first two tournaments and was rewarded with his first professional contract with Wales sevens and the Scarlets for the 2013–14 season. In June 2014, he joined the Cardiff Blues.

Education

Knight was educated at Bishop Gore School between 2001 and 2009.

International sevens

Knight has represented Wales playing in 10 tournaments on the IRB Sevens World Series, scoring 20 tries.[2] Knight was also a member of Wales 2013 Rugby World Cup sevens team playing in all 4 matches and scoring 2 tries.[3]

References

  1. "Welsh Rugby Union". wru.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. worldrugby.org. "HSBC Sevens World Series". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. http://beta.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/23103943. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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