Ciaran Knight

{{Short description|English rugby union player}}

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| relatives = Shaun Knight (cousin)
Ryan Charles (cousin)

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Ciaran Knight (born 18 March 1998) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby. He plays as a prop.

Knight previously attended Brockworth Comprehensive School and St Peter's High School. He first played for Matson RFC from a young age. This played a major developmental role for him to join the Gloucester Rugby Academy from the 2016–17 season.

His best experience was winning the Triangular International Festival as a member of the England Counties U18 squad, under then Head Coach Dave Reed, at Hartpury College last April. It included a 7–5 win over France, which was England's first victory in matches between the sides for nine years. He also scored a maiden try against France in his third game for England U18 in Cape Town, South Africa last August.

Knight helped the England Under-20s win the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship{{cite news|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/young-gloucester-prop-following-footsteps-43614|publisher=Gloucestershire Live|title=Young Gloucester prop following in footsteps of cousin after grounding at Matson|date=3 May 2017|access-date=9 September 2019}} Knight also played for them during World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 2017 and 2018, both held in Georgia and France respectively.{{cite news|url=https://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/2018/05/21/england-u20s-squad-for-world-rugby-u20-championship/|publisher=Gloucester Rugby|title=England U20s squad for World Rugby U20 Championship|date=21 May 2018|access-date=9 September 2019}}

On 14 February 2019, Knight signed his first professional contract to stay with Gloucester, thus promoted to the senior squad from the 2019–20 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/two-youngsters-sign-professional-contracts-2545336|publisher=Gloucestershire Live|title=Gloucester Rugby announce senior contracts for five youngsters|date=14 February 2019|access-date=9 September 2019}}