Johnny Simpson

Johnny Simpson

Simpson in 1949
Birth name	John George Simpson
Date of birth	(1922-03-18)18 March 1922
Place of birth	Rotorua, New Zealand
Date of death	17 November 2010(2010-11-17) (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
Position(s) Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1947–1950 New Zealand 30 (6)

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 started his footballing career playing rugby league for the Marist club in the Auckland Rugby League competition. ^[2]

References

1. All Black legend Johnny Simpson dies, The Guardian, 19 November 2010.
2. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4, p. 126.

External links

• All Blacks Profile