Sporting Digest: Rugby Union

Ebbw Vale have signed the wing David Manley, the prop Andrew Metcalfe and the back-row forward Mark Spiller, all from Pontypridd.

South Africa have named an unchanged team to play Australia in their Tri-Nations tournament decider on Saturday. However, their hooker, James Dalton, is unlikely to play, after suffering an Achilles tendon injury in training.