John George "Johnny" Simpson (18 March 1922 – 17 November 2010) was a New Zealand rugby union player. During his career he played as a prop.[1]
 Simpson in 1949 | |||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | John George Simpson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 March 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 November 2010 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Simpson started his footballing career playing rugby league for the Marist club in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[2]
References
edit- ^ All Black legend Johnny Simpson dies, The Guardian, 19 November 2010.
- ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4, p. 126.
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