HMS Neptune's Kiwis and Bokke

#1 · September 3, 2025, 2:28 pm

Given the rugby match between New Zealand and South Africa at Eden Park in Auckland, - if you did not know there is a rugby match this weekend, you are likely neither a Kiwi nor a Springbok - I thought it appropriate to post this piece about HMS Neptune which was sunk during WW2 with the loss of 773 crewmen, including 150 New Zealanders and 19 South Africans, a tragedy which we share in common.

You guys are not forgotten. Enjoy the game from on high. Whatever the outcome, let rugby be the winner!