Sam Norton-Knight

Sam Norton-Knight (born 2 December 1983, in Canberra) is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He was born in Canberra but was educated on the Gold Coast.

Sam Norton-Knight

Birth name	Samuel Hamish Norton-Knight
Date of birth	(1983-12-02) 2 December 1983
Place of birth	Canberra, ACT, Australia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
School	All Saints Anglican School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-Half / Centre / Full-Back Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007 2009/2010 2010–2012 2013/2014 2015−2017 2017 Central Coast Rays Cardiff Blues Panasonic Wild Knights Kubota Spears NEC Green Rockets Kurita Water Gush 10 19 23 10 10 0 (35) (18) (10) (10) (5) (0) Correct as of 15 January 2017 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2005 2006–2009 2013 Brumbies Waratahs Western Force 9 49 8 (10) (40) (5) Correct as of 10 June 2013 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007 Australia 2 (5) Correct as of 20 September 2012

Norton-Knight was selected in the under-19 ACT team and subsequently made his provincial debut for the Brumbies against a Fijian side in 2003. He went on to make his Super 12 debut during the 2005 season against the Crusaders. He received a call up to the Australia A squad later that year.

He then signed with the New South Wales Waratahs and made his provincial debut for them in a tour match against a Czech Republic side in Prague, scoring a try on debut for the NSW team. He played in two other matches that tour, against Romanian and Russian teams. He has since been capped 8 times for the Waratahs in Super rugby matches, and following the 2007 Super 14 season, he was called up into the Australian squad.

In March 2009 it was announced he had signed for the Cardiff Blues. After only one season in Wales, it was announced in June 2010 that he had joined the Sanyo Wild Knights in Japan.

External links

• Western Force Player Profile
• itsrugby.co.uk profile