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.

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.

Sam Norton-Knight

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.

Sam Norton-Knight

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.

Sam Norton-Knight

External links

Western Force Player Profile

itsrugby.co.uk profile

1983 births

Australian rugby union players

ACT Brumbies players

New South Wales Waratahs players

Western Force players

Living people

Rugby union fly-halves

Cardiff Rugby players

Australia international rugby union players

Saitama Wild Knights players

Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay players

Green Rockets Tokatsu players

Expatriate rugby union players in Japan

Australian expatriate rugby union players

Expatriate rugby union players in Wales

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Wales

Australian expatriate sportspeople in Japan

Rugby union players from Canberra