Monday 19th May 2003

Today's training session was thorough and was again conducted in seering heat. Some of the guys are really beginning to feel the pace of the heat, loss of fluids, late nights and general body wear and tear.

It appears that some of the other guys had a more interesting night than we did. They went to Joe Cools, which is a club down on Durban beach. It has also been nominated as the meeting place for the England thugs. Joe Cool's has been put out of bounds to us, to ensure our safety and in consideration of what we are representing.

A couple of the blokes were also scammed by a couple of coloured girls that had met as well. They picked on the drunk one's and knicked their trainers, wallets and sunglasses.

Another guy fell off a table in a 'freak' accident and landed on a glass. He needed 20 stitches and it cost him £120 (even the health care is cheap). From our squad of 17 we now have 2 who are out for the rest of the tour with 3 games to play.

We also had a few of the rooms thrashed by a band of 'cheeky' monkeys (real ones). They broke in the room through the patio doors, had a bit of a party, but only got away with a handful of bananas. Only in Africa!!!