| Born | Victor Lenard James Simpson (1960-02-26) 26 February 1960 Gisborne, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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.