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in 1982, scoring with his first touch of the ball. Knibbs had a repertoire of running angles and scored many individual tries in his
Bristol career which lasted until 1996. He played in the 1983 cup final as an eighteen-year-old, and represented Gloucestershire in all their games in the 1982/83
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championship-winning campaign. He was also an accomplished basketball player, athlete and
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