Victor Simpson

Rugby player

Victor Simpson

Birth name

Victor Lenard James Simpson

Date of birth

(1960-02-26) 26 February 1960 (age 64)

Place of birth

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(s)

Stephen Brett (stepson)

Rugby union career

Provincial / State sides
Position(s)	Centre
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1979 1980–90	Poverty Bay Canterbury	3 118	()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1980 1981–82 1982 1985	New Zealand Colts New Zealand Māori NZ Universities New Zealand	3 1 2	(0)

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]

Simpon is the stepfather of rugby player Stephen Brett.^[2]

References

^ 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.