Victor Simpson

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]

Victor Simpson

Birth name	Victor Lenard James Simpson
Date of birth	(1960-02-26) 26 February 1960
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
Position(s) Centre All Black No. 864 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1979 1980–90 Poverty Bay Canterbury 3 118 () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1980 1981–82 1982 1985 New Zealand Colts New Zealand Māori NZ Universities New Zealand 3 1 2 (0)

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

References

1. Knight, Lindsay. "Victor Simpson". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
2. Gray, Wynne (21 May 2008). "Rugby: Poster boy dismisses any talk of All Black jersey". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 April 2020.