LATE AGAIN!

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 356, 13 September 1933, Page 7

LATE AGAIN!

! NEPIA AND N.l. FIFTEEN i | Press Association. —Copyright. Wellington, Sept. 11 George Nepia, one of the most ; spectacular figures in New Zealand j international Rugby history, is evidently desirous of playing again for North Island, for a belated nomination has been received from the East Coast Rugby Union for Saturday week’s North team to meet the South at Athletic Park. Nepia has played in the inter-isl-and game only twice, being on the : winning side at Wellington in 1921 1 (39—8) and Invercargill in 1925 (16 j —ls). In the former Nepia scored 17 i points, converting five tries, potting i a goal, and kicking a penalty. In the ' Southland capital, after converting j two tries, he retired injured, A. E. j Cooke going into the fullback posi- ! tion, W. Langlands (Poverty Bay) ! taking the first eighth position, and i C. G. Porter transferring from “win- ; ger” to No. 2—North then continuing | with, 14 men. I It was in the United Kingdom in ; 1924-5 that Nepia put up a record ■ that cannot be beaten. Tie fielded in | every one of the 30 games played and | won by New Zealand. Nepia has been concerned in one i or two “incidents” of recent years, ; connected with turning up late for ■ games', and in one instance this sea- , sou playing when not selected.