WINTER in the Western Cape is having a hard time moving on, each sniff of spring quickly hammered by another cold front bringing rain and icy winds. Yet the atmosphere in this house in Paarl is as warm as the sun that beats down on the fields of France in a seemingly endless summer.
Two of the town’s most famous sons are playing in the Rugby World Cup – and for the people crammed into this room, the tension and excitement are almost unbearable.
The overwhelming emotion, however, is pride – and few can be
