Sporting Digest: Rugby Union

ENGLAND UNDER-21 AUSTRALIAN TOUR ITINERARY: 3 July Western Australia (Perth); 7 New South Wales (Sydney); 10 Australian Capital Territory (Canberra); 13 Queensland (Brisbane); 17 Queensland Country (Gold Coast); 21 New South Wales Country (Port Macquarie); 24 Australia (Sydney).

NEW ZEALAND TOUR OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND: 23 October London (Twickenham); 26 Midlands (Leicester); 30 South-West (Redruth); 2 November North (tba); 7 England A (Gateshead); 10 South of Scotland (Kelso); 13 Scotland A (Hawick); 16 Scotland Development XV (Myreside, Edinburgh); 20 Scotland (Murrayfield); 23 *England Emerging Players XV (Gloucester); 27 England (Twickenham); 30 *Combined Services (Devonport); 4 December Barbarians (Cardiff). *evening kick-off.