[2] Stuart played for Hornby in the Canterbury Rugby League competition before being selected for New Zealand in 1924 despite having suffered a knee injury in trials that troubled him for the rest of his career.
[3] He spent much of his time in moving from the centre to the wing positionally, before later playing often at standoff.
After his move to Addington and suffering an injury in early 1930 he returned to play mainly at lock.
[4] During 1931 he moved back to the wing and showed good form scoring tries consistently.
He was then selected for the Canterbury team to play the West Coast in a match for the Anisy Shield.