Jade Knight

Jade Knight ( Phillips; born 16 February 1989) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Saracens Women of the Premier 15s and the Wales women's national rugby union team. She earned her first international cap for Wales in a 2018 Women's Six Nations Championship and she has also played for Richmond Women in the Women's Premiership. Knight works as a midwife while continuing her rugby career.

Personal background Knight's birth was on 16 February 1989, and grew up in Llanelli. Her uncle is the Welsh 52-time capped international rugby union player Mark Taylor. She plays rugby in the scrum-half position, having been inspired from support after giving birth when battling Tokophobia. Knight's dissertation was on researching international athletes and the perspective of being pregnant and giving birth.

International career She played rugby while studying after reaching an agreement with Imperial College London. When the COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the United Kingdom, Knight was required to separate herself from her husband and son to work long shifts at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington for three months. Knight made her debut for the Wales national team in a Six Nations match against Scotland and she has gone to be capped a total of six times in her career.

Club career At the club level, Knight played as captain for Richmond Women in the Women's Premiership, She won the 2017–18 Welsh Regional Championship before joining Saracens Women of the Premier 15s as a frequent player of the development side midway through the 2018–19 season.