About Mike Knill
Born 1941. Mike Knill is a rugby union player and police officer.
Franklyn Michael David Knill (born 22 December 1941) is a Welsh former rugby union international.
Knill was born in Monkton, Pembrokeshire, and attended Pembroke Grammar School.
A tighthead prop, Knill was regarded as one of the best scrummagers in the country. He played much of his rugby with Cardiff and was capped once for the national team, as a substitute for Graham Price in a win over France in the 1976 Five Nations, which secured the grand slam for Wales. After leaving Cardiff, he served as captain of Penarth.
Knill, now retired, was a Detective Sergeant with South Wales Police.
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Mike Knill was born on 22 December 1941.
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