The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1967-10. Players competing for the football in a Rugby Union grand final game which was played in temperatures close to the century between 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (RAE), and 5th Company, Royal Australian Army Services Corps (RAASC), with the 17th Construction Squadron coming out as the victors. The match was played at the South Vietnamese Junior Military Academy oval. Note their Australian Rules guernseys and singlets.
Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1967-10. Players competing for the football in a Rugby Union grand final played in temperatures close to the century between 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers (
Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1967-10. Players competing for the football in a Rugby Union grand final which was played in temperatures close to the century between 17th Construction Squadron, Royal Australian E
Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1967-10. Football team captain Staff Sergeant George Whatman of Holsworthy, NSW (left), and vice-captain Corporal Eric Williams of Gympie, Qld, of 17th Construction Squadron, Royal
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1967-10. Commander 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1ALSG), Lieutenant-Colonel Laurie Chambers, presents the McVilly Trophy to Craftsman Roger Green after the Rugby Unio
Sport in South Vietnam - like sport anywhere - is a break from the routine of daily work. And last weekend, when two sides from the 1st Australian Logistic Support group, based at Vung Tau, played off
Bone, Algeria. c. 1943. Throw in, and players of the two RAAF teams are on their toes. The rugby union football match was played on an oval at Bone near the airfield from which the Australian squadron
