Shaun Knight
Encyclopedia
Shaun Knight is a rugby union
footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership
for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as a prop.
He has also played as a dual-registered player for Moseley
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Knight is a product of the Matson club and a promising tight head prop.
He was a member of England's 2009 and 2010 Junior World Cup squads and is spending July to October this year with Counties Manukau in New Zealand as part of their wider ITM Cup squad.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as a prop.
He has also played as a dual-registered player for Moseley
Moseley Rugby Football Club
Moseley Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union club, based at Billesley Common in Birmingham, that competes in the RFU Championship. The club was historically the premier rugby club in Birmingham, reaching the final of the John Player Cup three times in the late 1970s and early 1980s...
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History
Knight possesses a fine Gloucester Rugby pedigree with his father having represented the club during his playing career.Knight is a product of the Matson club and a promising tight head prop.
He was a member of England's 2009 and 2010 Junior World Cup squads and is spending July to October this year with Counties Manukau in New Zealand as part of their wider ITM Cup squad.