George Nēpia

George Nēpia (Māori: Hōri Nēpia; 25 April 1905 – 27 August 1986) was a New Zealand Māori rugby union and rugby league player. He is remembered as an exceptional full-back and one of the most famous Māori rugby players. He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. In 2004 he was selected as number 65 by the panel of the New Zealand's Top 100 History Makers television show. Nēpia was featured in a set of postage stamps from the New Zealand post office in 1990. Historian Philippa Mein Smith described him as "New Zealand rugby's first superstar".

George Nēpia
George Nepia in 1935
Birth nameGeorge Nēpia
Date of birth(1905-04-25)25 April 1905
Place of birthWairoa, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand
Date of death27 June 1986(1986-06-27) (aged 81)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1922–25 Hawkes Bay ()
1927–47 East Coast ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1924–30 New Zealand 9 (5)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937 Streatham & Mitcham
Halifax
1937 Hornby 2
1938–1939 Manukau 26
Total 2 0 0 0 26
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937 New Zealand Māori 2 20
1937 New Zealand 1 4
Dominion XIII
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