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Full name | Michael Knowles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 May 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 7 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Loose forward, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 9 January 2023 |
Michael Knowles (born 2 May 1987) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Hunslet RLFC in the Betfred League 1.
Knowles has one first-grade honour to his name from when he played for Castleford (Heritage № 833). He played in round 25 of 2006's Super League XI, here he came off the bench in a 48-10 loss away to Bradford. [3] After being released by Featherstone he signed for Dewsbury in July 2017 on a deal lasting until the end of the 2018 season. [4]
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