Tane Norton

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Tane Norton
Personal information
Full name	Rangitane Will Norton
Date of birth	March 30 1942 ( 1942-03-30) (age 66)
Place of birth	Waikari, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
School	Methven District High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Hooker
All Black No.	694
Provincial/State sides		Caps	(points)
1961	Mid Canterbury Canterbury	82
National team(s)
1969–1975, 1977 1971–1977	NZ Māori New Zealand	27	(0)

Rangitane Will "Tane" Norton MNZM (born 30 March 1942 in Waikari, Canterbury) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He played at the hooker position. In 1977 he captained the All Blacks to a series win over the British Lions and played 3 games for the World Invitation XV in South Africa.

In 2006, Norton was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the annual New Zealand Honours List.^[1]

Contents 1 Achievements 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Achievements

1973–1974 Tom French Cup for the outstanding Māori Player of the Year.

[edit] See also

• 1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tane Norton at AllBlacks.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Andy Leslie	All Blacks Captain 1977	Succeeded by Graham Mourie