Sporting Digest: Rugby Union

Tuesday 22 June 1999 23:02 BST

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The Scottish Rugby Union has cancelled Friday's annual meeting because their share of the RFU/Sky television contract is still to be established. The meeting will take place when an independent valuer's report into the Five Nations element of the broadcasting deal is received.

Tony Stanger, the Scottish international wing, has signed a two-year contract with the French championship semi-finalists Grenoble.

The stand-off Andrew Mehrtens is to return from injury to the New Zealand team for their Test with France at Wellington on Saturday.

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