About Gary Albert Knight
Born 1951. Gary Albert Knight is a New Zealand rugby union player.
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.
While playing for the All Blacks during the third test of the 1981 Springbok Tour, Knight was famously felled by a flour bomb dropped by Marx Jones.
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.
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Who is Gary Albert Knight?
New Zealand rugby union player
When was Gary Albert Knight born?
Gary Albert Knight was born on 26 August 1951 in Wellington.
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Gary Albert Knight is a rugby union player.
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Gary Albert Knight is New Zealand.
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