players in trouble with Police, a magistrate was told yesterday.

One man collided with a van while riding on the wrong side of the road, the court heard. And the other drove through Hamilton, defying traffic signs indicating one-way roads.

When Police pulled over the two Glasgow University students, they both appeared drunk, prosecutor Sgt. Peter Giles said.

As a result, they spent the night in a cell at Hamilton Police Station.

Looking dishevelled and hung-over, the pair pleaded guilty yesterday to driving while impaired.

Their actions prompted an appeal from the duty counsel for bar tenders to look after the Island's visitors.

"I'd like to bring to the attention of bartenders in Bermuda that tourists need to be taken care of,'' Mr. Rod Attride-Stirling said. "It's in no one's interest when our tourists are given far too much to drink.'' Sgt. Giles told the court that Police were called to an accident between a livery cycle and a van on South Shore Road in Warwick at about midnight on Monday.

While negotiating a bend, the van had encountered David Smart, 20, on his livery cycle on the wrong side of the road.

When questioned, Smart smelled of alcohol, was unsteady and had glazed eyes, Sgt. Giles said. A breath sample later revealed he had 199 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

"That's just about the limit of the ability of the machine. The legal limit is 80 milligrams -- you were well over it,'' said Senior Magistrate the Wor.

Will Francis.

Mr. Attride-Stirling said: "He was not aware as to the potency of the local rum, though that is no excuse for what happened. But he had too many sweet drinks.'' Noting some strong lagers come from Smart's country, Mr. Francis said, "He's a Scotsman!'' But Mr Attride-Stirling said Bermuda's black rum was "certainly stronger''.

Sgt. Giles said the other rugby player, Tom Gallivan, 19, was seen driving the wrong way on Queen Street at about 1.20 a.m. yesterday. He turned the wrong way onto Reid Street and Police activated their siren.

Gallivan continued, running a red light at the Burnaby Hill-Front Street junction before stopping.

He also appeared intoxicated and made an "unpleasant remark'' to Police.

Gallivan refused to give a breath sample, but admitted the offence anyway.

Mr. Francis fined them both $250 and disqualified them from driving for 12 months.