George Nepia, the Invincibles fullback left behind
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George Nepia, the boy fullback who played all 32 matches and was then left behindGeorge Nepia, the Invincibles fullback left behind
All 1 reports on Mon, 10 August 2026
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Mon, 10 August 2026
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George Nepia, the boy fullback who played all 32 matches and was then left behindGeorge Nepia played all 32 matches of the 1924 Invincibles tour at nineteen, then was left out of the 1928 South Africa tour because of his race.