Sam Norton-Knight (born 2 December 1983, in Canberra) is an

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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

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against a Fijian side in 2003. He went on to make his Super 12 debut during the 2005 season against the

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. He received a call up to the Australia A squad later that year. He then signed with the

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and made his provincial debut for them in a tour match against a Czech Republic side in

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, 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

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, he was called up into the

squad. In March 2009 it was announced he had signed for the

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. 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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