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 nameSamuel Hamish Norton-Knight
Date of birth (1983-12-02) 2 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birthCanberra, ACT, Australia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
SchoolAll Saints Anglican School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-Half / Centre / Full-Back
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 Central Coast Rays 10 (35)
2009/2010 Cardiff Blues 19 (18)
2010–2012 Panasonic Wild Knights 23 (10)
2013/2014 Kubota Spears 10 (10)
2015−2017 NEC Green Rockets 10 (5)
2017 Kurita Water Gush 0 (0)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005 Brumbies 9 (10)
2006–2009 Waratahs 49 (40)
2013 Western Force 8 (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.

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