Northern Rhodesia played against Southern Rhodesia in the Clarke Cup which Northern Rhodesia won more times than Southern Rhodesia. This was largely due to the number of excellent rugby players (Springboks amongst them) working on the Copperbelt at the time. The Northern Rhodesians played in a Royal Blue Jersey with two stripes (white and gold) across the chest whilst the Southerners played in Green with broad white stripe across the chest. The Green/White hooped jersey was originally used by the joint Rhodesian side for international games.
