Percy Knight
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FullnamePercy Montgomery Knight
Born29 September 1954
Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia
Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia
Died6 April 2025 (aged 70)
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
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| Full name | Percy Montgomery Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1954 Condobolin, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 April 2025 (aged 70) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percy Montgomery Knight (29 September 1954 – 6 April 2025) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the Balmain Tigers and Canberra Raiders in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
Knight was a Wiradjuri man born and raised in Condobolin, New South Wales.[2] He played junior rugby league in his hometown before moving to Canberra. In 1976, he had a brief spell with English rugby league club Widnes.[3] In 1977, Knight represented NSW Country against a touring Great Britain side. Knight then gained the attention of a few Sydney clubs, including Balmain, who signed him.[4]