Tourists mugged and robbed in Durban after Test

Durban hospitals and paramedics treated several British and Irish Lion's supporters who were injured at Durban nightclubs after their team lost the first Test against the Springboks on Saturday night.

Many tourists were apparently also mugged and robbed that night.

ER24 spokesperson Derrick Banks said that paramedics had had their hands full dealing with intoxicated rugby fans on Saturday night.

"Shortly after 10pm, medics were called to 80's nightclub to tend to a man who had fallen and hit his head on the bar in side the club. He sustained severe cuts and was heavily intoxicated.

He was stabilised at the club before being taken to hospital."

Banks said paramedics had also treated two British nationals who had been injured at Joe Cool's nightclub on the beachfront.

"One man had been walking down the stairs and fell nearly two metres over the side, landing on the brick paved promenade below. The man sustained cuts to the head and possible neck and spinal injuries. While paramedics were treating the man, another rugby fan stumbled inside the club, falling and hitting his head on the bar surface. His lacerations were also dressed and both were taken to St Augustine's hospital for further medical care."

Life Entabeni Hospital spokesperson Leanne Miltun said their trauma unit had attended to two rugby supporters injured in assault cases.

The men had sustained cuts and bruises and were discharged after being treated.

Tessa Douglas, of Seeff Properties in Umhlanga, said she had helped several British nationals who had been mugged or robbed in Durban on Saturday night.

"I was helping these chaps with photocopying police affidavits so that they could fly home. Many had their passports stolen and are having problems getting back to England. The garden cottage on my property was broken into last night and a German national's valuables were stolen. The police were telling me that bed and breakfasts all over Umhlanga had been hit."

An Umhlanga guest house reported that their British guests had been robbed when their rooms were broken into that night.

Police Superintendent Vincent Mdunge said they had not received many reports of muggings in the city centre or house breakings.

"It is not beyond reason to say that tourists were accosted and robbed, but we just don't have any real record of them."