Phaidra Knight (born July 4, 1974) is an American former rugby union footballer who was a member of the United States national team from 1999 to 2017.

At the age of four, Knight began helping out on the farm in the summer, picking vegetables and hoisting pigs into the trucks.

In her efforts to be as close to the game of football as she could, she joined the midget league cheer leading squad instead.

[7] Knight began playing organized sports in middle school, joining the basketball team.

After graduating from Wilkinson County High School, Knight went to college at Alabama State University.

Knight has made three world cup appearances with the USA Women's Rugby team in 2002, 2006 and 2010.

She joined the staff of Princeton University's Women's Rugby Football Clubs as Forwards Coach for the Fall 2016 season.