Ciaran Knight (born 18 March 1998) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby. He plays as a prop.
| Birth name | Ciaran Knight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121kg (18st 9lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Peter's High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Shaun Knight (cousin) Ryan Charles (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Knight previously attended Brockworth Comprehensive School and St Peter's High School. He first played for Matson RFC from a young age. This played a major developmental role for him to join the Gloucester Rugby Academy from the 2016–17 season.
His best experience was winning the Triangular International Festival as a member of the England Counties U18 squad, under then Head Coach Dave Reed, at Hartpury College last April. It included a 7–5 win over France, which was England's first victory in matches between the sides for nine years. He also scored a maiden try against France in his third game for England U18 in Cape Town, South Africa last August.
Knight helped the England Under-20s win the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[1] Knight also played for them during World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 2017 and 2018, both held in Georgia and France respectively.[2]
On 14 February 2019, Knight signed his first professional contract to stay with Gloucester, thus promoted to the senior squad from the 2019–20 season.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Young Gloucester prop following in footsteps of cousin after grounding at Matson". Gloucestershire Live. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "England U20s squad for World Rugby U20 Championship". Gloucester Rugby. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Gloucester Rugby announce senior contracts for five youngsters". Gloucestershire Live. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.