Stephen Knight (footballer)
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Stephen Oliver Knight born 1948 in Manly, Sydney was a representative Australian rugby league and rugby union player - a dual code international. He played as a winger or centre.
His Rugby Union career was with the Manly club in Sydney. He represented for the Wallabies on 6 occasions between 1969 and 1971. He represented against Scotland on 1 and Sth Africa on 5 occasions including the tumultous Springbok tour of 1971 tour that resulted in a groundswell of anti-aparthied expression by Australian demonstrators.
He earned a 7th international rugby union cap as a member of a Presidents XV against England in 1970.
He switched to rugby league in 1972 joining the Western Suburbs Magpies.
Knight was selected to represent Australia at rugby league for the 1972 World Cup and played in two pool games against Great Britain and New Zealand. His international rugby league debut against Great Britain saw him become Australia's 34th dual code rugby international behind Hawthorne and Brass and preceeding Geoff Richardson .
He finished his club career with the Manly Sea Eagles and was a member of the 1978 premiership side that drew the Grand Final against the Cronulla Sharks and won the replay the following week.
Steve Knight is a graduate of the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney.
