David Knox (rugby union)

For other people named David Knox, see David Knox (disambiguation).
David Knox
Full name David John Knox
Date of birth (1963-08-03) 3 August 1963
Place of birth Coogee, NSW
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 191 lb (87 kg; 13.6 st)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fly-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1986–1989
1990–1992
1998
Petrarca Padova
Rugby Livorno
Bristol Rugby
Racing Métro 92
Narbonne
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1985-1997 Australia 13 (130)
Coaching career
Years Club / team
2000
2002–2003
2005-2008
Padova
Waverley College
Leinster Rugby

David Knox is an Australian former rugby union footballer and coach.

Life & Career

Knox was capped 13 times for Australia and was a member of the 1991 Australian World Cup champion squad. Prior to winning eight First Grade Premiership with Randwick, he lost a Second Grade Premiership to the very strong Eastwood Rugby Club team in 1983.

Knox was regularly the appointed goal kicker in teams he joined.

He also played with Petrarca Padova Rugby (1986–1989) where he won the 1987 National Championship, Rugby Livorno (1990–1992), Bristol Rugby (1998) and Racing Métro 92, Narbonne (1999).

From 1996 he played for the ACT Brumbies, where he subsequently held the position of assistant backs coach, in the Super 12 (now Super Rugby) from 1996-1998 including the 1997 Super 12 season against the Auckland Blues. He also played in the Currie Cup with the Sharks in 1997-1998.

He scored 130 points for the Wallabies, approximately 600 points at provincial level (New South Wales, ACT Brumbies and Sharks) and a club record 2,900 points with Randwick.

Coaching

Knox has held coaching positions with Padova (2000), Waverley College (2002–2003), South Sydney Rugby League (2003) and Randwick (with Michael Cheika). In 2005, he followed Michael Chelka to Leinster as backs coach and currently coaching Sydney Boys High School rugby team.

He left Leinster in 2008 to return to Australia, but in a post-departure interview was controversially critical of individual players, the Irish rugby set-up, Irish provincial team Munster and the appointment of incoming Irish coach Declan Kidney.[1]

References

  1. BBC News

External links


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