Norm Maxwell

Norm Maxwell

Birth name	Norman Michael Clifford Maxwell
Date of birth	(1976-03-05) 5 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Whangarei Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010– Vigo RC[1] () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1995-97 Northland Canterbury 38 20 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2005 Crusaders 75 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2004 New Zealand U-19 36 (25)

Norman Michael Clifford Maxwell (born 5 March 1976 in Rawene, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand rugby union player.

His usual position was at

. He initially played for the Hora Hora club and Northland.

On moving to Christchurch his club was Linwood and he played for

rugby competition.

Maxwell was educated at Raumanga primary school and Whangarei Boys High School and came to prominence playing for the NZ secondary schools in 1994, after which he represented NZ in the under 19 team in 1995 and the New Zealand colts in 1996 and 1997.

He represented the

team in 1997-98 and won the award for the most outstanding Măori player in 1999.

He made his

.

In 2000 he played for the UK Barbarians in their 31-41 loss at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff against South Africa and in 2003 as a substitute for the New Zealand Barbarians in their 17-42 loss against England at Twickenham, London.

In total, Maxwell played 36 test for the

and scored five (5) tries in the process.

He played his last test for the

on 27 November 2004.

He played the last of his 75 games for the Crusaders in 2005.

All Blacks Statistics

Tests: 36 (0 as Captain)
Games: 0 (0 as Captain)
Total Matches: 36 (0 as Captain)
Test Points: 25pts (5t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)
Game Points: 0pts
Total Points: 25pts (5t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m)

References

External links

• Norm Maxwell at AllBlacks.com

Awards
Preceded by Tony Brown	Tom French Memorial Māori rugby union player of the year 1999	Succeeded by Daryl Gibson