Gary Knight (rugby union)

Gary Knight

Birth name	Gary Albert Knight
Date of birth	(1951-08-26) 26 August 1951 (age 73)
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1972 Horowhenua 7 (0) 1975–1986 Manawatu 145 (60) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1977–1986 New Zealand 36 (4)
Medal record Men's amateur wrestling Representing   New Zealand British Commonwealth Games 1974 Christchurch Freestyle +100 kg

Gary Albert Knight (born 26 August 1951) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and amateur wrestler.

Rugby union

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 third test of the 1981 Springbok Tour, Knight was famously felled by a flour bomb dropped by Marx Jones. ^[2]

Wrestling

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

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Gary Knight". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
2. "Film: the third test - 1981 Springbok tour". New Zealand History. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
3. "Gary Knight". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2014.