{{Short description|England international rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Nigel Simpson | birth_name = Nigel Tausie Ashton Simpson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|04|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Suva, Fiji | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_kg = 98 | position = Wing | years1 = 1999–2000 | clubs1 = Bath | apps1 = 9 | points1 = 20 | years2 = 2000–2001 | clubs2 = Rotherham | apps2 = 12 | points2 = 5 | years3 = | clubs3 = Pontypridd | apps3 = | points3 = 0 | years4 = | clubs4 = Plymouth Albion | apps4 = | points4 = 0 | years5 = | clubs5 = Launceston | apps5 = | points5 = 0 | repsevensyears1 = 2000–2002 | repsevensteam1 = {{ru7|ENG}} | repsevenscomp1 = 33 (151 pts) }}
'''Nigel Tausie Ashton Simpson''' (born 25 April 1975) is a former English rugby union player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigel Tausie Ashton Simpson |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/126653.html |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=ESPN scrum}}</ref>
==Biography== Simpson was born in Suva, Fiji and is of Rotuman and English descent. His mother is Rotuman from Malha'a, Rotuma and his father is English.
=== Rugby career === Simpson played for the England sevens team from 2000 to 2002. He scored 29 tries from 33 games for the side.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigel Simpson - Player Stats |url=https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/player/mens/51679?lang=en |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=www.world.rugby}}</ref> He captained the team at the 2001 London Sevens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived News: May 2001 |url=http://www.rotuma.net/os/NewsArchive/Archive2001/archive0105.htm |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=www.rotuma.net}}</ref>
Simpson usually played on the wing. He spent the 1999–2000 Premiership Rugby season playing for Bath.<ref name=":0" /> He then joined Rotherham for a season before moving to Pontypridd.<ref name=":0" /> He has also played for Plymouth Albion and Launceston.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Gibbs |first1=Russell |last2=Pillinger |first2=Geoff |date=2014-12-29 |title=Simpson Nigel |url=https://www.bathrugbyheritage.org/content/heritage-topics/people/player-profiles/simpson-nigel |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Bath Rugby Heritage |language=en}}</ref>
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