Khaki-clad Springboks Rugby played by the 6th South African Armoured Division 1943-1946

• Main Author: Nieman, Gideon (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: African Sun Media 2017
• Subjects: History of sport; Cultural Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Rugby was played constantly during World War II by service teams. Whenever soldiers met or gathered, sport and games developed. Rugby in the armed forces was often an exuberant reaction from the stern reality of war. It was played with knee-pads on the dusty, gritty sand of the desert and on grass b...