Stephen Knight (rugby)

Stephen Oliver "Steve" Knight (born 24 July 1948 in Manly, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer - a dual code international. He played as a winger or centre.

Steve Knight
Birth nameStephen Oliver Knight[1]
Date of birth (1948-07-24) 24 July 1948[1]
Place of birthManly, New South Wales[1]
UniversityUniversity of Sydney
Rugby league career
Position(s) Three-quarter
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972–75 Wests 73 (75)
1976–77 Balmain 37 (42)
1978–79 Manly-Warringah[2] 32 (30)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1972 Australia 2 (0)
Rugby union career
Position(s) centre[1]
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1966–71 Manly RUFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1969–71 Australia[1] 6 (3)

Rugby union

Knight's rugby union career was with the Manly club in Sydney. He represented the Wallabies on six occasions between 1969 and 1971, once against Scotland and five times against South Africa.[1] Knight's international debut was against South Africa on the Wallabies' 1969 tour and he met them again during the tumultuous Springbok tour of 1971 that resulted in a groundswell of anti-apartheid expression by Australian demonstrators. He earned a seventh international rugby union cap as a member of a Presidents XV against England in 1970.[1]

Rugby league

Knight switched to rugby league in 1972, joining the Western Suburbs Magpies.[2] He was selected to represent Australia at rugby league for the 1972 World Cup and played in two pool games against Great Britain and New Zealand. His international rugby league debut against Great Britain saw him become Australia's 465th Kangaroo and 36th dual code rugby international behind Hawthorne and Brass and preceding Geoff Richardson. Knight finished his club career with the Manly Sea Eagles.[2] He was a member of the 1978 premiership side that drew the Grand Final against the Cronulla Sharks and won the replay which had to be played just three days later due to the upcoming 1978 Kangaroo tour.

Knight graduated from Sydney Teachers College in 1972 with a diploma in physical education.

References
  1. "Profile of Steve Knight". Scrum. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. http://www.stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/Stephen_Knight.html
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