SOUTH African rugby side DHL Stormers have enjoyed a black cab tour of Belfast ahead of their clash with Ulster on Friday.
The Cape Town team took in the sights of the city, including a visit to the International Wall in west Belfast.
Posting two photographs of the team on social media ahead of the match at the Kingspan Stadium, they said: "Thanks to Belfast black taxi tours for showing us around town and teaching us a thing or two this week".
It came as Stormers head coach John Dobson spoke of the "cultural experience" that players can get to enjoy while travelling with the team to cities such as Belfast.
In an interview on the United Rugby Championship website, he said that "the chance to get to visit the cities we do whilst getting to play the game we love is a privilege and it is something I remind the players of every day when we are on tour".
"We get to experience these cities because of rugby and the culture that we as a management have always encouraged is for the players to get out of their hotel rooms and walk the streets of the city we are in and to meet the locals and experience the place," he said.
"It makes such a difference to the mentality of touring but more importantly it can only improve the player’s mind and understanding that there is a world beyond the rugby field and that there is a wonderful world beyond their home base."
Mr Dobson also said that while rugby was the priority, "each time we get on a plane and get to another city, be it in Ireland or Italy or Scotland or Wales, our players come back that little bit more rounded and mature".
"It is whirlwind stuff, at times, and the challenge is massive in going from 30 degrees one match to 2 degrees six days later, but that rugby challenge is counterbalanced with those incredible off the field experiences," he said.
He told RTE that the differences between the two communities in Belfast reminded him of South Africa.
