Saturday Knight
| Born | Arnold Sedgfield Knight 16 December 1885 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 1 July 1946 (aged 60) Pumala Farm, White River, Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Saturday Knight". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "Saturday Knight". ESPN Scrum.
- ↑ "Wanderers v The Rest". CricketArchive.
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