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Cardiff Blues players have made a touching gesture to hotel staff in South Africa after being told some of them "couldn't afford to eat".

The Blues are currently in South Africa ahead of their Pro14 clash against Southern Kings on Saturday, following a defeat to the Cheetahs last weekend in Bloemfontein.

Between the two fixtures, ex-Hurricanes player Willis Halaholo has revealed a touching gesture he and members of the squad have made after being told hotel staff were saving food for their children to eat.

The 27-year-old centre posted on Instagram: "Gave one of my packed lunch to a lady working at the hotel on our floor and noticed she didn’t eat it.

"I asked her why and she said she needs to save it for her kids to eat... So I asked all my brothers @cardiff_blues if we could give all our packed lunches to some of the workers because some of them couldn’t afford to eat but only work for food for the kids and grandkids. Put things into perspective."

The message was accompanied with a picture including teammates Nick Williams, Anton Peikrishvili and Corey Domachowski holding numerous packed lunches.

(Image: Instagram/whalaholo12)

Halaholo added: "When you grew up with nothing, you know what it’s like , so seeing these parents work hard for their kids reminded me of my parents".

The update from Cape Town was met with praise from fans, saying the group were a "credit to the Blues".

It comes after the Blues' were cruelly denied a happy ending to their Bloemfontein nightmare on Saturday after a dramatic conclusion to their Cheetahs clash.

After their delay-stricken 55-hour journey from the UK to the Free State, the Welsh region had just 24 hours to prepare for their game, at altitude, against the Cheetahs before losing 29-27.