Along with ESPN rugby show host Justin "Sambo" Sampson, the former internationals will hold a coaching clinic for the DHL Bangkok Lions junior rugby club players at the Patana School at 9am on Saturday morning. Older rugby fans are also in for a treat when Eales, who twice captained Australia to World Cup victories, Bayfield, a former star and hard man of the England team, Los and Sampson are guest speakers at a gala dinner on Saturday night at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel. The dinner will start from 7pm and some tickets are still available.

Eales has an impressive rugby history - he was capped 86 times by Australia, including 55 games as captain and represented Australia twice in winning sides at both the 1991 and 1999 Rugby World Cups. He is one of rugby's true ambassadors.

He also led Australia to back to back Bledisloe Cup and Tri-Nation victories in 2000 and 2001, to victory over the British and Irish Lions in 2001 and retired from rugby in September, 2001, at the age of 31.

Bayfield played for England 31 times between 1991 and 1996, and at six foot, 10 inches is also one of the tallest players in the history of the game. Aside from legitimately being described as one the biggest people on the after dinner circuit, Bayfield is also regarded as the best speaker on the circuit. He also writes for London's Daily Telegraph, broadcasts for Radio 5 Live in the UK and has acted in the Harry Potter films.

Los was capped by Tonga during the 1995 Rugby World Cup and is no stranger to either Bangkok or Thai rugby. He was recently involved at the inaugural Bangkok International Tens tournament.

For more information, contact Bob Merrigan, the secretary of the Bangkok Lions RFC, at robert.merrigan@echarris.com, or Bruce Hill at info@bkklionsrugby.org.

Alan Parkhouse

The Nation