Mike Knill

Mike Knill
Full nameFranklyn Michael David Knill
Date of birth (1941-12-22) 22 December 1941 (age 82)
Place of birthMonkton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1976 Wales 1 (0)

Franklyn Michael David Knill (born 22 December 1941) is a Welsh former rugby union international.

Knill was born in Monkton, Pembrokeshire, and attended Pembroke Grammar School.[1]

A tighthead prop, Knill was regarded as one of the best scrummagers in the country.[2] He played much of his rugby with Cardiff and was capped once for the national team, as a substitute for Graham Price in a win over France in the 1976 Five Nations, which secured the grand slam for Wales. After leaving Cardiff, he served as captain of Penarth.[3]

Knill, now retired, was a Detective Sergeant with South Wales Police.[4]

  1. ^ "The Penvro Rugby Hall of Fame". www.archives.thepenvro.com.
  2. ^ Woolford, Anthony (13 January 2015). "Who is the greatest Welsh tighthead in history?". Wales Online.
  3. ^ "Detective's Last Case". Daily Mirror. 5 April 1980.
  4. ^ "'Rhino' Quits Police". South Wales Echo. 28 June 1993.