Toby Knight (rugby union)

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Toby Knight
Birth nameToby Knight
Date of birth (2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 23)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
School Berkhamsted School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Saracens
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– Westcliff – (–)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020– Saracens 47 (30)
2022–2024 →Ampthill 10 (0)
Correct as of 29 December 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 England U20 9 (10)
Correct as of 29 December 2024

Toby Knight (born 5 January 2022) is an English professional rugby union player, who currently plays as a back row forward for Saracens, which competes in Premiership Rugby, the top-level competition of English rugby. [1]

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Early life

Knight grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex and attended Shoeburyness High School. [2] He played youth rugby at Westcliff, later earning a scholarship to Berkhamsted School. [3] This would eventually lead to his recruitment into the Saracens academy. [4]

Club career

After progressing through the junior ranks and into the Saracens senior academy, Knight made his initial first-team appearances in the pool stages of the 2021–22 Premiership Rugby Cup, prior to his Premiership debut away to Gloucester in June 2022, at the end of the 2021–22 regular season. [5] In these matches, he was deployed both as a flanker and as a Number 8. [1] Before the start of the 2022–23 season, Knight was promoted into the Saracens first-team squad on a full-time basis. [6] During this season, he was also dual-registered with Ampthill in the RFU Championship. [7]

Knight helped Saracens to win the Premiership title in 2023, and was an unused replacement in the final, as Saracens defeated Sale Sharks by a score of 35–25. [8] Later that year, he made his European Champions Cup debut in a 2023–24 pool stage match against the Bulls, [7] before signing a new two-year contract with Saracens in May 2024. [9]

In December 2024, he was red carded as Saracens suffered their worst ever Premiership defeat losing 68–10 away to Bath. [10]

International career

Knight has represented England at age-group level, including a call-up to the England U18s when he was just 17. [11] He was also part of the England U20s squad for the 2022 Six Nations and their subsequent summer series that year. [5] During the U20s Six Nations, Knight captained England on several occasions, notably on his debut appearance against Scotland U20s, [12] when he scored two tries on the way to a 41–24 victory. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Toby Knight". Saracens . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Toby Knight skippers England's under 20 team to victory against Scotland". Basildon, Canvey & Southend Echo. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "U18s Academy pair get National Training Camp call ups". Westcliff RFC . 14 October 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Toby Knight's Progression Has Gained Him Recognition at Both Club and International Level". Saracens . 23 February 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Toby Knight – Player statistics". It's Rugby. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Saracens Men confirm 22/23 First Team Squad". Saracens . 5 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Toby KNIGHT: profile and stats". All.Rugby. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Toby Knight signs new Saracens deal". Saracens . 1 May 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Ten-try Bath thrash 14-man Saracens for record win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "U17 Toby Knight selected for England U18's training squad". Westcliff RFC . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Toby Knight and Alex Wardell to start for England Under 20s". Saracens . 5 February 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "England U20 Men beat Scotland in Six Nations opener". England Rugby . 4 February 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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