Sporting Digest: Rugby League

THE Junior Kiwis will play nine matches on this autumn's tour of England, including two against Great Britain's Academy team. They meet at Wembley on 16 October in a curtain-raiser to the first senior Test, and at Wigan five days later.

NEW ZEALAND JUNIOR TEAM Tour of England: 23 September Hull; 27 Barla Presidents XIII, venue tba; 30 Lancashire Academy, St Helens. 4 October Wigan; 7 Yorkshire Academy, Featherstone Rovers; 11 Warrington; 16 Great Britain Academy, Wembley; 18 Barla International XIII, Whitehaven; 21 Great Britain Academy, Wigan.

TRANSFERS: Tommy Martyn, stand-off, Oldham to St Helens (player exchange plus fee to be agreed); Paul Groves, hooker, St Helens to Oldham (player exchange).