MAORI FOOTBALLER
RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER G. NEPIA JOINS MANUKAU CLUB The brilliant Maori player, G. Nopia, who earned fame as the fullback of the New Zealand Rugby team which toured Great Britain in 1924-25, will play Rugby League football in Auckland during the coming season. Nopia, who will pla3 f for the Manukau senior team, which is composed mostly of Maoris, is expected to arrive in Auckland toward the piid of this month.
Following an outstanding career in the Rugby Union cbde, Nupia became,a Rugby League convert several seasons ago, and he accepted an engagement to play for an English professional club. Since his return to the Dominion, ho has made only spasmodic appearances on the football field. He greatly pleased Auckland enthusiasts last season with his displays at Carlaw Park against the visiting Australian team.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22984, 11 March 1938, Page 10
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