George Simpkin

George Simpkin
Birth nameGeorge Dreadon Simpkin
Date of birth(1943-05-22)22 May 1943
Place of birthNorthland, New Zealand
Date of death7 May 2020(2020-05-07) (aged 76)
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Matamata College ()
Coaching career
Years Team
1976–1984 Waikato
1984–1990 Fiji 7s
1987–1991 Fiji
1993–1999 Hong Kong
1993–1999 Hong Kong 7s
1999–2000 Kandy
2002 China 7s
2003–2004 Sri Lanka
2006–2008 SC Frankfurt 1880
2010 Germany 7s
2017 Shandong Provincial Team

George Dreadon Simpkin (22 May 1943 – 7 May 2020)[1] was a New Zealand rugby union coach, known for working with the national teams of Fiji, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. He made a great contribution to the development of rugby union and rugby sevens in those countries.[2][3]

  1. ^ "View George SIMPKIN's Notice on nzherald.co.nz and share memories". notices.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ admin (22 May 2020). "Rugby Matters: Odd-ball George Simpkin was a true rugby visionary". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong rugby mourns death of former coach George Simpkin, 77". South China Morning Post. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.