Rangitane Will Norton (born 30 March 1942), commonly known as Tane Norton, is a former New Zealand

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player. He played at the hooker position. He played for Linwood before he first represented in 1969. In 1977, he captained the

All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987, ...

to a series win over the British Lions and played three games for the World Invitation XV in South Africa. In the 2006 New Year Honours, Norton was appointed a

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...

, for services to rugby. In 1973 and 1974, he was awarded the

Tom French Cup In rugby union, the Tom French Cup is an honour awarded by New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) to the Tom French Memorial Māori player of the year. The cup has been awarded annually since 1949, when it was donated to the New Zealand Māori coach To ...

for the outstanding Māori player of the year.

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* 1942 births Living people New Zealand international rugby union players Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand rugby union players Rugby union hookers Māori All Blacks players People from Waikari Rugby union players from Canterbury, New Zealand {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1940s-stub

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