:Paul Knight

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| birth_place = Trealaw, Wales

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| repyears1 = 1990–91

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Paul Knight (born 30 April 1959) is a Welsh former rugby union international.

Knight, born in Trealaw, was a tighthead prop who played for Aberavon, Pontypridd and Treorchy. In 1982, he was in the West of Wales team that faced Australia at Stradey Park.{{cite news |title=Two-club team might have done so much better |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/801042220 |work=Neath Guardian |date=14 January 1982}} He gained five Wales caps during his career, starting with two Test appearances on Wales' 1990 Namibia tour, then was capped in a match against the Barbarians later that year. In the 1991 Five Nations, he played in the first two matches, before losing his place to Neath prop John Davies.{{cite news |title=Call-up tonic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/825229501 |work=Pontypridd and Llantrisant Observer |date=17 January 1991}}

While with Treorchy in 1995, Knight was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, forcing him to retire from the sport. He uses a wheelchair and lives in an adapted home with wife Jennifer.{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=Dave |title=The former Wales rugby international who's fighting one of his toughest battles |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/former-wales-rugby-international-whos-13629726 |work=Wales Online |date=16 September 2017 |language=en}} His story was documented in a biography titled The Paul Knight Story in 2023.{{cite web |title=The Paul Knight story - from the Front Row to battling MS |url=https://www.ponty.net/the-paul-knight-story-from-the-front-row-to-battling-ms/ |website=Pontypridd-RFC |access-date=13 April 2024 |date=17 September 2023}}