Sporting Digest: Rugby Union

Wednesday 21 January 1998 01:02 GMT

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Scotsman Jim Fleming, who has officiated in 29 Test matches, will referee the Heineken Cup final between Bath and Brive at Stade Lescure, Bordeaux on 31 January.

Llanharan hooker Richard Vowles, 23, has been left with no movement in his legs after breaking his neck in two place when a scrum collapsed. Vowles, who represented Wales as featherweight boxer at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, suffered the injury in a match on Saturday.

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