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Johnny Simpson
Simpson in 1949
Birth nameJohn George Simpson
Date of birth(1922-03-18)18 March 1922
Place of birth Rotorua, New Zealand
Date of death17 November 2010(2010-11-17) (aged 88)
Place of death Wellington, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 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.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Johnny Simpson
Simpson in 1949
Birth nameJohn George Simpson
Date of birth(1922-03-18)18 March 1922
Place of birth Rotorua, New Zealand
Date of death17 November 2010(2010-11-17) (aged 88)
Place of death Wellington, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 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.

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