Martin Knight (rugby union)

Martin Knight (8 May 1955 — 25 February 1984) was an Australian rugby union international.

Martin Knight
Date of birth(1955-05-08)8 May 1955
Place of birthCheshire, England
Date of death25 February 1984(1984-02-25) (aged 28)
Place of deathSydney, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Inside centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1978 Australia 3 (0)

Born in Cheshire, England, but raised in Sydney, Knight was an inside centre, strong in both attack and defence. He came through the juniors at Parramatta and was a member of the club's 1977 first-grade premiership team, scoring a try in the grand final success over Randwick.[1] His three Wallabies caps all came in 1978, two Tests against Wales at home and then a Bledisloe Cup match in Wellington. He never received state representative honours.[2]

Knight was diagnosed with leukaemia in 1979 and died of the illness five years later at Westmead Hospital, aged 28.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Putting that smile to the test". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 1978.
  2. ^ "Martin Knight". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. ^ "Former Test centre dies". The Canberra Times. 27 February 1984. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
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