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Rising rugby star Ashleigh Knight killed in utility vehicle accident farewelled at funeral
Ashleigh Knight, 21, died after coming off a utility vehicle on Saturday. Photo / Givealittle Beautiful and cherished – those are the words used by Ashleigh Knight’s parents to describe their only daughter, killed in an accident less than a week ago. Friends and family of the 21-year-old gathered on Friday for a funeral service for their daughter, sister and friend. “We lost our beautiful girl when she closed her eyes,” parents Nipper and Sheree said in a family notice in a local paper. The notice also describes Knight as a loved and treasured sister to Taine and Caleb and soulmate to Finn. Police yesterday named Ashleigh as the person…