Sporting Digest: Rugby Union

WESTERN SAMOA set a world point-scoring record for a touring side when they beat Marlborough, the Third Division New Zealand team, 128-0 in Blenheim yesterday. The 20-try victory surpasses the previous highest score by an international side against a provincial team. In 1962 New Zealand's All Blacks beat Northern New South Wales 125-0.

WORLD CUP Qualifying match (Nairobi) Zimbabwe 50 Gulf States 21.

UNDER-21 INTERNATIONAL (Sydney): New South Wales 29 England Under-21 23.

TOUR MATCH (Townsville, Aus): Queensland Country 3 Tonga 18.