# George Nēpia

> George Nēpia 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".

*New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player (1905-1986)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1905-04-25
- **Died:** 1986-06-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 42.6
- **Momentum:** 1.0

## Sources
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- [George Nepia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Nepia)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1507984)

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