Khaki-clad Springboks
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...
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| description | 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 beside the Nile river. This is the story of rugby matches played by the 6th South African Armoured Division in Egypt, Italy and their tour of Europe. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1163812024-04-09T23:16:04Z Khaki-clad Springboks Nieman, Gideon Cultural Studies thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation::SC Sport: general::SCX History of sport 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 beside the Nile river. This is the story of rugby matches played by the 6th South African Armoured Division in Egypt, Italy and their tour of Europe. 2023-10-05T11:03:21Z 2023-10-05T11:03:21Z 2017 book ONIX_20231005_9781928314318_2092 9781928314318 9781928314301 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/116381 eng image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1nzg0hd African Sun Media Sun Press 10.2307/j.ctv1nzg0hd 10.2307/j.ctv1nzg0hd 048cee77-b701-488f-a361-c440358a53b9 9781928314318 9781928314301 Sun Press open access |
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| topic | Cultural Studies thema EDItEUR::S Sports and Active outdoor recreation::SC Sport: general::SCX History of sport |
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