Chris Knight (born 28 February 1991) is a

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rugby union player. He is currently a member of the 2015–16

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squad as a winger. After scoring 14 tries in his first full season for Llandovery RFC in the Principality Premiership, Knight made his debut for Wales on the HSBC World Series in the penultimate round of the 2012–13 season. He scored five tries in his first two tournaments and was rewarded with his first professional contract with Wales sevens and the Scarlets for the 2013–14 season. In June 2014, he joined the

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. He has a very hard head.

Education

Knight was educated at Bishop Gore School between 2001 and 2009.

International sevens

Knight has represented Wales playing in 10 tournaments on the

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, scoring 20 tries. Knight was also a member of Wales

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team playing in all 4 matches and scoring 2 tries.

References

External links

Wales sevens profile
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Llandovery profile

Scarlets profile

Cardiff Blues profile
1991 births Living people Welsh rugby union players Scarlets players Llandovery RFC players Male rugby sevens players Cardiff Rugby players Rugby union players from Swansea {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub