Ollie Norris was called into the Gallagher Chiefs squad as injury cover in 2020 and made his Investec Super Rugby debut against the Crusaders that same year.
Norris was a member of the wider New Zealand Under 20 team in 2018 and was called up to travel to France for the closing match of the World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
Born in Sydney, Norris went to St Peter’s Cambridge and was a member of their 1st XV that won the National Co-Ed title. The strong scrummager previously represented New Zealand in the 2017 Barbarians Schools team.
In 2021 Norris was named in the Māori All Blacks squad and made his debut v Manu Samoa on July 3rd 2021.
A string of consistent seasons with the Gallagher Chiefs secured Norris regular appearances in the match day 23. In 2023 Norris was called up into the All Blacks XV squad to tour Japan for the Lipovitan-D Championship Cup.
