RUGBY UNION

John Dawes, the former Wales and British Lions player, has been appointed senior coach at Heineken League third division club Glamorgan Wanderers, following the sacking of Selwyn Wyatt earlier this week.

The Moseley back-row forward, Richard Denhardt, will miss the Boxing Day game with Rugby after being sent off in his first game in England for two years.

Leicester will be without two of their in-form backs for their traditional game against Barbarians on 27 December. Jez Harris has a calf injury, while the full-back, John Liley, is unavailable.