Paul Knight
| Date of birth | 30 April 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Trealaw, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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Paul Knight (born 30 April 1959) is a Welsh former rugby union international.
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[edit]
- ^ "Two-club team might have done so much better". Neath Guardian. 14 January 1982.
- ^ "Call-up tonic". Pontypridd and Llantrisant Observer. 17 January 1991.
- ^ Edwards, Dave (16 September 2017). "The former Wales rugby international who's fighting one of his toughest battles". Wales Online.
- ^ "The Paul Knight story - from the Front Row to battling MS". Pontypridd-RFC. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.