Fast bowler Andre Nel was reaching the end of his six-month contract with the club when he met Jelena Kultiasova, a blonde Latvian, at the celebrity nightclub Movida in London's Soho.The pair enjoyed a whirlwind romance, exploring the capital's sites together and staying at the 33-year-old South African's two bedroom flat in Mortlake, south-west London.
What she did not know, but discovered by looking her famous boyfriend up on the internet, was that he had a wife of six years, who was pregnant with their first child, back in South Africa.
This week, Mr Nel - who is already a controversial figure on and off the field - was forced to admit the affair after a furious Miss Kultiasova, 34, contacted a South African newspaper, backing up her claim with photographs of the two together and text and phone messages.
