Johnny Simpson

Johnny Simpson
Full name John George Simpson
Date of birth 18 March 1922(1922-03-18)
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
Playing career
Position Prop
New Zealand No. 474
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (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]

Rugby league career

Simpson started his footballing career playing rugby league for the Marist club in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[2] Simpson switched codes during the Second World War.

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 9781869693664, p.126.

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