He earned a seventh international rugby union cap as a member of a Presidents XV against England in 1970.
[1] Knight switched to rugby league in 1972, joining the Western Suburbs Magpies.
[2] He was selected to represent Australia at rugby league for the 1972 World Cup and played in two pool games against Great Britain and New Zealand.
[2] He was a member of the 1978 premiership side that drew the Grand Final against the Cronulla Sharks and won the replay which had to be played just three days later due to the upcoming 1978 Kangaroo tour.
Knight graduated from Sydney Teachers College in 1972 with a diploma in physical education.