Khaki-Clad Springboks [electronic resource] : Rugby Played by the 6th South African Armoured Division 1943-1946.

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Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- The Sixth SA Armoured Division -- The Division in Egypt -- The move to Italy -- Demobilisation -- Rugby in the Middle East -- Sport in war time -- Trial matches -- First trial matches 8 October 1943 -- Second trial matches: 30 October 1943 -- Third trial matches: Wednesday 3 November at Gezira -- Match No. 1.: Sunday 7 November 1943 vs New Zealand Base at El Alamein Club, Cairo. Won 22-5 -- Match No. 2: Sunday 14 November vs 10th Armoured Division at Alamein Club, Cairo. Won 49-0

Match No. 3: Saturday 25 December 25 vs Cairo United Services at Alamein Club, Cairo. Won 28-3. -- Match No. 4: Saturday 1 January 1944 vs New Zealand Base at Alamein Club Cairo. Won 12-11 -- Match No. 5: Sunday 23 January vs Rest of Egypt at Alamein Club, Cairo. Won 12-9. -- Match No. 6: Saturday 4 March vs Rest of Egypt at Alamein Club. Won 27-3 -- Match No. 7: Saturday 18 March vs New Zealand Base at Alamein Club. Lost 4-13 -- Record for the 1943/44 season -- Player representatives in Egypt 1943/44 -- Pont scorers in Egypt 1943/44 -- Rugby in Italy -- The 1944/5 season in Italy

The 1945/46 season -- The first trial matches, 22 October -- Match No. 1: Saturday 27 October 1945 vs 59 Area at Rapallo Stadium. Won 45-3 -- Match No. 2: Saturday 10 November 1945 vs 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force at Rapallo Stadium won 30-5 -- The legend of "The Book" -- Match 3: Monday 19 November 1945 vs 2nd NZ Expeditionary Force at the Florence Stadium, Florence, won 23-3 -- The touring side selected -- Match 4: Tuesday 27 November 1945 vs 2 Military District at Rapallo Stadium won 19-3 -- The diary of Ham Barry

Match 5: Saturday 1 December vs British Army XV CMF at Alexander Stadium, Milan, won 17-10 -- Match results in Italy -- 6th SA Armoured Division -- Rugby representatives in Italy 1945 -- 6th SA Armoured Division -- Points scorers in Italy 1945 -- The European tour -- Departure from Italy -- Arrival in London -- Match No. 1: Saturday 8 December vs Brigade of Guards at Caterham. Won 16-0 -- Match No. 2: Tuesday 11 December vs St Mary's Hospital at Richmond Athletic Ground. Won 17-5 -- Match No.3: Saturday 15 December vs Royal Australian Air Force. (RAAF) at White City, London. Drew 10-10

Match No.4: Wednesday 19 December vs New Zealand Services at Richmond Athletic Ground. Lost 6-9 -- Match No. 5: Saturday 22 December vs Guy's Hospital at Honors Oak Park, London. Lost 0-3 -- Disappointing tour -- An Official View -- Departure for France -- Match No. 6: Sunday 30 December vs Combined Paris and Bordeaux Universities at Parcheraire, Bordeaux. Won 18-13 -- Match No. 7: Tuesday 1 January 1948 vs Regional team in Pau. Drew 9-9. -- Match No. 8: Saturday 5 January 1946 vs Bayonne Club in Bayonne. Won 16-4. -- Onward to Paris and Brussels -- Arrival in Germany

Match No. 9: Saturday 12 January vs 53rd Welsh Division at Wuppertal Stadium. Won 17-7

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