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Name
  
Tane Norton

Role
  
Rugby player


Height
  
1.83 m

Weight
  
87 kg

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Rangitane Will "Tane" Norton MNZM (born 30 March 1942) is a New Zealand rugby union player. He played at the hooker position. He played for Linwood before he first represented Canterbury in 1969. 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.

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In the 2006 New Year Honours, Norton was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Tane Norton shares a drink after the NZ Rugby Foundation Luncheon


Achievements

In 1973 and 1974, he was awarded the Tom French Cup for the outstanding Māori player of the year.

References

Tane Norton Wikipedia