Peter Knight (rugby union)

Peter Michael Knight (7 October 1947 - 4 October 2015) was an English rugby union international.^[1]

Peter Knight

Full name	Peter Michael Knight
Date of birth	(1947-10-07)7 October 1947
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	4 October 2015(2015-10-04) (aged 67)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Winger International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1972 England 3 (0)

Knight was raised in Bristol and attended Bristol Cathedral School.^[2]

Capped three times by England, Knight was called up to play fullback in the 1972 Five Nations, with the team looking for a successor to Bob Hiller.^[3] He featured in two of the matches and later took part in the mid-year tour of South Africa, where he played as a winger in the win over the Springboks at Ellis Park.^[4]

Knight, who became a priest, played for Bristol and Gloucestershire.^[5]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players