Keynan Knox

Keynan Knox (born 6 April 1999) is a South African rugby union player for Munster in the Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. He plays as a prop and represents Young Munster in the All-Ireland League.

Keynan Knox
Date of birth (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999
Place of birthSouth Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight115 kg (18.1 st; 254 lb)
SchoolMichaelhouse
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Young Munster ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019– Munster 8 (0)
Correct as of 14 February 2020

Early life

Born in South Africa, Knox attended Michaelhouse, a boarding school where Springboks such as Ruan Combrinck, Ross Cronjé, Patrick Lambie and Pat Cilliers, and South African-born Ireland international Robbie Diack and former Munster player Pat Howard also attended.[1]

Youth rugby

Knox captained Michaelhouse's first XV rugby team during 2017, and featured for the Sharks provincial side during the under-18 Craven Week (also in 2017), where his set-piece and general play impressed.[1]

Munster

On the back of strong performances at school level, Knox caught the attention of then-Munster CEO Garrett Fitzgerald, and he moved to Ireland upon finishing school to join the provinces academy setup in December 2017.[1][2] He featured in all five of Munster A's fixtures during the 2018–19 Celtic Cup,[3] and signed a three-year contract with the province in February 2019, which saw Knox complete year three of the academy before progressing to the senior squad.[3]

Because Knox joined Munster's academy before 31 December 2017, he will qualify for Ireland based on residency in 2020, as this was before World Rugby changed the residency period a player must serve before qualifying for a country from three to five years.[4] He made his senior competitive debut for Munster on 28 September 2019, featuring as a replacement in the provinces opening 2019–20 Pro14 39–9 win against Welsh side Dragons in Thomond Park,[5] and he made his first start for the province in their 33–23 win against Cardiff Blues on 2 November 2019.[6]

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References
  1. "118kg South African teenage tighthead links with Munster's academy". The42. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  2. "Contract Signings". Munster Rugby. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. "Contract Update | Five Players Put Pen To Paper". Munster Rugby. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. "Munster's latest South African recruits are a rugby solution to a new rugby rule". SportsJoe. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. "Report | Bonus-Point Win Over Dragons At Thomond". Munster Rugby. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. "Report | Mathewson Brace Helps Munster To Bonus-Point Win". Munster Rugby. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
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