2011/03/27

Arnold Knight

Saturday Knight

Saturday Knight
Personal information
Full name Arnold Sedgfield Knight
Date of birth 16 December 1885
Place of birth Burgersdorp, Cape Province
Date of death 1 July 1946
Place of death Pumala Farm, White River, Transvaal
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Forward
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1912-1913 South Africa 5 (0)

Arnold Sedgfield "Saturday" Knight (16 December 1885 - 1 July 1946) was a South African international rugby union player.

Knight, who played his club rugby with the Pirates, represented Transvaal in provincial fixtures. He was a member of the South African side which toured the British Isles, France and Ireland in 1912/13. A forward, he appeared in all five Test matches, making his debut against Scotland and then playing Ireland, Wales, England and France.

He also played a first-class cricket match, for a "Rest of South Africa" team, against Wanderers in 1908. He scored five in his first innings and 15 in the second.

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