Gary Knight (rugby player)
| Full name | Gary Albert Knight | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 August 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| School | Mana College | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 782 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Provincial/State sides | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972 1975–86 |
Horowhenua Manawatu |
7 145 |
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| National team(s) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1977–86 | New Zealand | 36 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||
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Gary Albert Knight (born 26 August 1951) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and amateur wrestler.
Rugby union
A prop, Knight represented Horowhenua and Manawatu at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1977 to 1986. He played 66 matches for the All Blacks, including 36 internationals.[1]
Wrestling
Knight competed for New Zealand in the super heavyweight (+100 kg) division of freestyle wrestling at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, winning the bronze medal.[1][2]
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