Paul Knight

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Paul Knight
Born (1959-04-30) 30 April 1959 (age 66)
Trealaw, Wales
Rugby union career
Position Prop
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990–91 Wales 5 (0)

Paul Knight (born 30 April 1959) is a Welsh former rugby union international.

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Knight, born in Trealaw, was a tighthead prop who played for Aberavon, Pontypridd and Treorchy. In 1982, he was in the West of Wales team that faced Australia at Stradey Park. [1] He gained five Wales caps during his career, starting with two Test appearances on Wales' 1990 Namibia tour, then was capped in a match against the Barbarians later that year. In the 1991 Five Nations, he played in the first two matches, before losing his place to Neath prop John Davies. [2]

While with Treorchy in 1995, Knight was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, forcing him to retire from the sport. He uses a wheelchair and lives in an adapted home with wife Jennifer. [3] His story was documented in a biography titled The Paul Knight Story in 2023. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Two-club team might have done so much better". Neath Guardian . 14 January 1982.
  2. ↑ "Call-up tonic". Pontypridd and Llantrisant Observer. 17 January 1991.
  3. ↑ Edwards, Dave (16 September 2017). "The former Wales rugby international who's fighting one of his toughest battles". Wales Online .
  4. ↑ "The Paul Knight story - from the Front Row to battling MS". Pontypridd-RFC. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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