Phil de Glanville pulls out of Heineken European Cup tie

Rugby Union

The Bath captain Phil de Glanville has pulled out of tomorrow's Heineken European Cup tie with Dax at the Recreation Ground. The England centre is still being troubled by a knee ligament injury which has kept him out for three weeks. Henry Paul, fit again following shoulder problems, returns to partner Jeremy Guscott in midfield.

Gareth Taylor has left Neath to join the Welsh League First Division club Newport.

STANLEY'S XV TEAM (v Oxford University, 30 October): R Moon (Walsall); P Halford (Glos), D Caskie (Glos), V Cunningham (St Mary's), J Alexander (Esher), D O'Mahoney (Munster), N Farr-Jones (Aus); B Evans (Cardiff Institute), D O'Kane (London Irish), D Davies (Dungannon), W Dooley (Preston Grasshoppers), R Metcalfe (Newcastle), Y Amano (Suntory), D White (Newbury), D Eves (Coventry, capt).

SCOTTISH DISTRICTS SELECT TEAM (v Australia, McDiarmid Park, Perth, 5 November): M Dods (Northampton); S Nichol (Melrose), I Wynn (Wakefield), P Rouse (Dundee High School FP), G Fraser (London Irish); S Welsh (Hawick), D Patterson (Heriot's FP); W Anderson (Kirkcaldy), M Scott (Orrell), M Stewart (Northampton), S Grimes (Watsonians), K Stewart (Cardiff), D McIvor (Glenrothes, capt) M Waite (Edinburgh Academicals), B Pountney (Northampton). Replacments: G Parker (Melrose),D Officer (Currie), P Simpson (Edinburgh Academicals), S Aitken (Melrose), D Herrington (Kirkcaldy), J Hay (Hawick).