Saturday Knight

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

Saturday Knight
Birth nameArnold Sedgfield Knight
Date of birth16 December 1885
Place of birthBurgersdorp, Cape Province
Date of death1 July 1946
Place of deathPumala Farm, White River, Transvaal
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1912–1913 South Africa 5 (0)

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

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Saturday Knight". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. "Saturday Knight". ESPN Scrum.
  3. "Wanderers v The Rest". CricketArchive.


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