Tavis Knoyle
| Full name | Tavis Knoyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Scrum-half | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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2008–2009 2009–2013 2013-2014 2014 |
Glynneath RFC Neath RFC Llanelli RFC Gloucester Pontypridd RFC |
15 13 13 3 |
(0) (5) (0) (10) |
| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2009 2009–2013 2014-2016 2016– |
Ospreys Scarlets Cardiff Blues Newport Gwent Dragons |
1 66 32 17 |
(0) (15) (10) (10) |
| Current local club | Newport Gwent Dragons | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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) is a Wales international rugby union footballer who plays at scrum-half for Cardiff Blues.
He is a fluent Welsh speaker.
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.
After impressing with Wales Under 20 squad, he joined the Scarlets at the start of the 2009/10 campaign, 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.
On 5 February 2014, he signed an agreement to join Cardiff Blues.
Knoyle was loaned out to Pontypridd RFC 8 months later and made his debut for the club on 11 October 2014 against London Scottish in the British and Irish Cup. Knoyle scored his first try for the valleys team against Connacht Eagles on 6 December 2014, his last game for the club as of late.
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