FIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Australians Pick Fijian Forward (N.Z. Press Asm,—Copyright
MELBOURNE. April 5. The five Rugby Union players of the year named today by the Australian Rugby Almanac Include for the first time a Fijian and a Frenchman.
niey are the brilliant young Fijian forward, Joni Nabou, and the French drop-kick wizard of the 1961 Australian and New Zealand tour. Pierre Albaladejo. The Almanac describes Albaladejo as “■ colourful, quickthinking five-eights, a strategist and a superb handler.” Nabou, said the Almanac, "is gifted with great pace ana anticipation. and one of the liveliest international back-row forwards to come to this country for many years.” The other three players selected are Australian representative forwards P. Johnson
and J. White, and'Wallaby test centre, J. Leneban.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29791, 6 April 1962, Page 18
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