Lawrie Knight

{{About|the 1970s New Zealand rugby player Lawrie Knight|his father Laurie Knight, a New Zealand rugby player of the 1920s|Laurie Knight}}

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{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Lawrie Knight

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| birth_name = Lawrence Gibb Knight

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|09|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

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| position = Lock
Loose forward

| height = {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|101|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| repteam1 = {{nrut|New Zealand}}

| repyears1 = 1974–1977

| repcaps1 = 6

| reppoints1 = 4

| province1 = Auckland

| province2 = Poverty Bay

| provinceyears1 = 1970–1974

| provinceyears2 = 1975–1977

| provinceapps1 = 33

| provinceapps2 = 22

| provincepoints1 = 24

| provincepoints2 = 44

| occupation = Doctor

| relatives = Laurie Knight (father)
Arthur Knight (uncle)

| school = Auckland Grammar School

| university = University of Auckland

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Lawrence Gibb Knight (born 24 September 1949) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A lock and loose forward, Knight represented Auckland and Poverty Bay at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1974 to 1977. He played 35 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals.{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=472 |title = Lawrie Knight | last = Knight | first = Lindsay | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | accessdate = 11 January 2015}} Knight's noteworthy contributions to the team were marked by his exceptional skills in the lineout and his dynamic performances as a loose forward, making him a crucial player during his tenure.

Knight trained as a medical doctor. After completing his All Black career, he went to Paris to undertake further study and while there played rugby for the Paris Université Club. He later lived and worked in South Africa, practising medicine in Johannesburg, before returning to New Zealand in the late 1990s.

From 2010 to 2013, Knight served as president of the Auckland Rugby Union.{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/news/4439089/Former-All-Black-at-helm-of-Auckland-rugby | title=Former All Black at helm of Auckland rugby | date=9 December 2010 | work=Stuff.co.nz | accessdate=11 January 2015 | first=Duncan | last=Johnstone}}{{cite web |url=http://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/News/2013-12-3/Maurice-Trapp--new-President-of-ARU.aspx |title=Maurice Trapp new president of ARU |date=3 December 2013 |website= |publisher=Auckland Rugby |accessdate=11 January 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150115115621/http://www.aucklandrugby.co.nz/News/2013-12-3/Maurice-Trapp--new-President-of-ARU.aspx |archive-date=15 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}