Rugby players returned to the dressing room after a game to find their belongings taken in an alleged double burglary.

Players at the Old Blues Rugby Club in Arthur Road, Motspur Park, and Wimbledon Rugby Club in Barham Road, Raynes Park, were shocked to discover a number of items were missing on Sunday, January 4.

Darren Cottrell, 35, of Buckland Road, Orpington, and Godwin Nwaokobia, 48, of Mosyer Drive, Orpington, were charged with two counts of burglary each.

They are due to appear at Croydon Crown Court on Monday, January 19, for a preliminary hearing.