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Apr 25, 1905 Wairoa, New Zealand Died on 27 Jun 1986 (aged 81)
New Zealand rugby union player
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About George Nepia
- George Nepia (25 April 1905 – 27 August 1986) was a New Zealand Maori rugby union and rugby league player.
- He is remembered as an exceptional full-back and one of the most famous Maori 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.
- Nepia 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".
