Tavis Knoyle
| Full name | Tavis Knoyle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontneddfechan, Vale of Neath, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight | 14 st 2 lb (90 kg) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Scrum-half | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008–2009 2009–2013 2013- |
Glynneath RFC Neath RFC Llanelli RFC Gloucester |
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009 2009–2013 |
Ospreys Scarlets |
1 41 |
(0) (10) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006 2007–08 2009 2010– |
Wales U16 Wales U18 Wales U20 Wales |
4 11 |
(5) (0) |
Tavis Knoyle (born 2 June 1990 in Pontneddfechan, Vale of Neath, Wales)[1] is a Wales international rugby union footballer who plays at scrum-half for the Gloucester Rugby.
Club career
After a youth career at home town club Glynneath RFC, he made his senior debut at Neath RFC, and made his Magners League debut with Ospreys in April 2009.[2]
After impressing with Wales Under 20 squad,[3] he joined the Scarlets at the start of the 2009/10 campaign,[2] scoring his first try for the Scarlets in a victory over Ulster, and was awarded the Magners League Man of the Match.
On 16 May 2013, Knoyle signed to join English side Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership on a two-year contract, joining former Scarlets coach Nigel Davies who had been appointed Director of Rugby at the Kingsholm Stadium in June 2012.[4]
On 5 February 2014, he signed an agreement to join Cardiff Blues,[5] having started only two games.[6]
International career
Having played for Wales at Under 16 and Under 18 levels, under the tutilage of Phil Davies he won four Wales Under 20 caps in 2009.[2][3]
Knoyle was named in the Wales squad to tour New Zealand in summer 2010, making his debut against New Zealand in Dunedin on 20 June 2010 as a second-half replacement.[2] Knoyle was named in the Welsh RBS 6 nations squad for 2011, winning his second cap in the clash with Scotland at Murrayfield, replacing Mike Phillips in the 76th minute.
References
- ↑ Tavis Knoyle rugby profile ESPN Scrum.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Tavis Knoyle". Welsh Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tavis Knoyles’ unconventional rise to the top". Rugby World. September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Gloucester sign Wales scrum half Tavis Knoyle". BBC Sport. 16 May 2013.
- ↑ "Scrum-half Tavis Knoyle signed from Gloucester". BBC Wales. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Tavis Knoyle to quit Kingsholm in the summer". Gloucester Citizen. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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