Rugby
The Invincibles will live on: East Coast’s Nepia and Mill on top of the rugby world a century ago

The 1924 All Blacks squad are still renowned today as one of the greatest of all time. Two of their star players were East Coast men George Nepia and Jimmy Mill. The Gisborne Herald’s Wynsley Wrigley looks back on the rise and performances of the pair in a side that became known as the Invincibles. 

Exactly 100 years ago today — September 19, 1924. 

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