Rugby players have been prepped by SAS instructors ahead of a trip to Ukraine.

A team including former Scotland international David Hilton and Worcester Warrior Chris Jones will travel to the war-ravaged country in January.

Before delivering supplies, about 30 players will play a match against the Ukraine national team at the country’s border.

In preparation for the trip, they trained in Shropshire with Rob Paxman, who has worked as a close protection instructor for the SAS for two decades.

The trip has been organised by the charity the 100 World Legends.

The team’s four-day journey will take them through Europe via Luxembourg and onto a border of Ukraine where they hope the match will take place.

In Whitchurch, players were given war zone training including how to spot roadside bombs, the threat of kidnap and missile strikes.