# Saturday Knight

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{{Short description|South African rugby union footballer (1885–1946)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
|name = Saturday Knight
|image = 
|birth_name = Arnold Sedgfield Knight
|birth_date = 16 December 1885
|birth_place = [Burgersdorp](/source/Burgersdorp), [Cape Colony](/source/Cape_Colony)
|death_date = 1 July 1946
|death_place = Pumala Farm, [White River](/source/White_River%2C_Mpumalanga), [Transvaal](/source/Transvaal_Province)
|height = 
|weight = 
|ru_position = Forward
|repteam1 = [South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team)
|repyears1 = 1912–1913
|repcaps1 = 5
|reppoints1 = 0
}}
'''Arnold Sedgfield "Saturday" Knight''' (16 December 1885 - 1 July 1946) was a South African international [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) player.

Knight, who played his club rugby with the Pirates, represented [Transvaal](/source/Golden_Lions) in provincial fixtures.<ref name="SARU Player Profile Saturday Knight">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=46545 | name=Saturday Knight | date=4 June 2016}}</ref> He was a member of the South African side which [toured the British Isles, France and Ireland](/source/1912%E2%80%9313_South_Africa_rugby_union_tour) in 1912/13. A forward, he appeared in all five Test matches, making his debut against Scotland and then playing Ireland, Wales, England and France.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/2323.html|title=Saturday Knight| publisher=ESPN Scrum}}</ref>

He also played a [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket) match, for a "Rest of South Africa" team, against Wanderers in 1908. He scored five in his first innings and 15 in the second.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/7/7754.html|title=Wanderers v The Rest| publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>

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Category:1885 births
Category:South African rugby union players
Category:South Africa international rugby union players
Category:South African cricketers
Category:1946 deaths
Category:Rugby union forwards
Category:Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape
Category:Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
Category:People from Burgersdorp
Category:20th-century South African sportsmen

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