and is shown so received in fig4 similarly of course the hose assembly 1 is arranged to be received in any similar hose connector portion in particular one comprising a spigot a plurality of gripping fingers and for use with a locking nut the hose assembly 1 comprises a first outer tube 11 of non elastic and flexible material for example a woven plastic material and a second inner elastic tube 12 which is for carrying water through the hose assembly 1 and hence the whole hose arrangement note that in alternatives the outer tube may be of material with elasticity to some degree in one or more direction provided that it acts to retain the inner tube the outer tube may be termed an outer retaining tube for example the outer tube may be elastic in the longitudinal direction and non elastic in the radial or circumferential direction in another case the outer tube may be elastic but less elastic than the inner tube in the present embodiment each end of the hose assembly 1 is provided with a respective adaptor 5 of course only one of these adaptors 5 may be seen in fig4 the adaptor 5 is generally tubular with a through bore through which water may flow between the interior of the inner tube 12 and an internal bore of the fitting portion 3 or more generally an internal bore of the hose end component 2 which comprises the connector portion 4 thus this through bore forms part of the water flow path through the hose assembly and the whole hose arrangement as well as the inner and outer tubes 12 11 the hose assembly 1 comprises two elastomeric sleeve portions 6 only one of.