Victor Simpson
| Born | Victor Lenard James Simpson 26 February 1960 Gisborne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gisborne Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Stephen Brett (stepson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Victor Lenard James Simpson (born 26 February 1960) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A centre, Simpson represented Poverty Bay briefly and then Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1985. He played four matches for the All Blacks including two internationals against Argentina.[1]
Simpson is the stepfather of rugby player Stephen Brett.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Knight, Lindsay. "Victor Simpson". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Gray, Wynne (21 May 2008). "Rugby: Poster boy dismisses any talk of All Black jersey". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
 | This biographical article relating to New Zealand rugby union, about a person born in the 1960s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
Categories:
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Gisborne, New Zealand
- People educated at Gisborne Boys' High School
- University of Canterbury alumni
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Māori All Blacks players
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1960s birth stubs