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Wairarapa Age, 24 May 1928, Page 2

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Although the combined work at Carterton last Saturday was rather poor, some very good individual efforts were ; witnessed, notably on thc part of Dick Nunn. He showed pluck and played a I very sure game, getting the ball away from the forwards and turning defence into attack at every opportunity. Nunn was responsible for or engaged in everything that counted. He was undoubtedly the best man on the field. Roache played a sound game but is not yet kicking with the precision that ho showed last year. In the forwards, Walker showed up well. He is improving rapidly and gives promise of becoming a very fine player. Ho is a good man in the hooking position, but eeems to be wasted there. On the side or even in thc back of the scrum he would stand a much better chance of using his speed advantageously. Another Gladstone forward who is improving with every game, is young McGregor. He has the advantage of weight jyjtd he knows how to use it effectively. An honest toiler in the tight and loose, he is always hard at it from start to finish. McGregor is young and has his Rugby career before him and it looks as though he may don a representative jersey before he is much older. Reside went well and proved that he is a tower of strength to the country team. Of the Star men, Mick Willoughby was the best, but Donovan and Wyber also did well. The rest of the Star pack failed to keep up with these three. Carterton did not field their strongest team in Martinborough on Saturday, nor did United. Consequently, the game -was’not up to a very high standard, although the throughout was effective. The Carterton forwards saw most of the ball. Fitzgerald, C. Irvine and Jensen played up to their usual satisfactory standard, but the wingers are still left to freeze on thc line for the want of unselfish play on tho part of the inside backs. Fairbrother and Usshcr w’ere tie pick of the forwards, and Reid also showed form. The United backs missed the services of R. Cundy, but on one or two occasions made pretty fair runs. In one instance the ball went out to Gordon Cundy, who, after making a stout effort to cross, was grassed with inches only to spare.