Former Springbok coach Peter de Villiers has seen some strange things in rugby‚ but his team sleeping on the streets of a foreign city is a new one. The Zimbabwe national team‚ currently playing in African World Cup qualifiers‚ slept on the streets outside their hotel in Tunisia on Monday night because of poor facilities and lack of funds. "Rugby Africa has been made aware of the difficulties encountered by the Zimbabwean rugby team — the Sables — with regards to their accommodation in Tunisia‚" Rugby Africa said in an official statement. On social media‚ former Zimbabwean minister for education‚ sport‚ arts and culture David Coltart confirmed the news. He said he had received confirmation from the father of one of the players in the team. Images of players on the streets with their belongings were also circulating on social media on Tuesday. Some reports suggested they were each asked to pay a €20 visa fee at the airport‚ which they could not afford and were held there for 10 hours...
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