Hawke’s Bay’s rugby team has a proud record of holding New Zealand’s premier rugby trophy, the Ranfurly Shield. Hawke’s Bay legend George Nēpia, who toured with the ‘Invincibles’ All Black team in 1924–25, was one of the finest fullbacks ever. In 1921 McLean Park in Napier hosted a controversial match between New Zealand Maoris and the South African Springboks.
Listen to a Roadside Story about Hawke’s Bay rugby. Roadside Stories is a series of audio guides to places around New Zealand.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
YouTube: Manatu Taonga's channel
This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.
Archival audio sourced from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives. Sound files may not be reused without permission from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives (ID139615 Rugby portraits. Programme 2, George Nepia).
Tāpiritia te tākupu hou