Gary Knight (rugby union)
| Birth name | Gary Albert Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 August 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Mana College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gary Albert Knight (born 26 August 1951) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and amateur wrestler.
Rugby union
[edit]A prop, Knight represented Horowhenua and Manawatu at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1977 to 1986. He played 66 matches for the All Blacks, including 36 internationals.[1]
While playing for the All Blacks during the 1981 springbok tour Knight was famously felled by a flour bomb dropped by Marx Jones.[2]
Wrestling
[edit]Knight competed for New Zealand in the super heavyweight (+100 kg) division of freestyle wrestling at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, winning the bronze medal.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Gary Knight". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Film: the third test - 1981 Springbok tour". New Zealand History. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Gary Knight". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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