Elva Simpson

Elva Simpson (1936 to 2009), born Elva Violet Tait in Dunedin, was a New Zealand netball international who played as a defender. She represented Otago from at least 1953 and in 1961 was goal keeper and captain of the South Island team that beat the North Island 50 to 31. She made her international debut at the 1963 World Netball Tournament against Northern Ireland, one of only two mothers in the tournament, and played in five of New Zealand's matches as the team finished second to Australia. In later life she played at the Golden Oldies World Netball Festivals in 1984 and 1988, and in 2008 she won three indoor rowing events in the women's 70 to 74 category at the New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin.