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George Nepia (25 April 1905 – 27 June 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. 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".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Nepia
1905 |
April 25, 1905
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Wairoa, New Zealand, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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1927 |
May 17, 1927
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Tikitiki, Gisborne, New Zealand
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1930 |
1930
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Tikitiki, Gisborne, New Zealand
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1933 |
1933
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1986 |
June 27, 1986
Age 81
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Ruatoria, Gisborne, New Zealand
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