Quiet little towns; noisy rugby rivalries
In years gone by, the Free State towns of Smithfield, Rouxville and Zastron all competed fiercely, but in a friendly, sportsmanlike way, on the rugby field. In the late 1930s, however, all the good will that had been built up between them evaporated abruptly.
The trouble started when a talented young rugby player (let’s call him Jan) returned from agricultural college to farm with his father in
