Norm Hewitt

Norman Jason Hewitt (11 November 1968 – 16 July 2024) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played as a hooker.

Although in All Blacks squads from 1993 until 1999, Hewitt’s appearances were limited by the presence of Sean Fitzpatrick and later selectors also preferring Anton Oliver and Mark Hammett.

[1] Career highlights include: At club level he represented Napier Tech Old Boys, Taradale, Albion and Wellington.

[3] He was married to former world aerobic champion Arlene Thomas, who teaches group fitness at Jenkins Gym in Wellington.

[8] In 2006 Hewitt's brother Rob, a Navy diver, was rescued after surviving four days and three nights floating in the sea off the coast of Porirua.