Rugby Union: Jonathan Hawker signs for Ebbw Vale

Jonathan Hawker has become the first top-level player to move between Welsh clubs for a transfer fee by joining Ebbw Vale from Newbridge in a pounds 5,000 deal, despite Newbridge originally wanting pounds 20,000 for the centre.

MICKEY STEELE-BODGER'S XV (v Cambridge University, Wednesday 27 November): A Buzza (Rotherham); M Hutton (Richmond), AN Other (NZ Barbarians), T Whitford (Richmond), S Brown (Richmond); R Andrew (Newcastle), S Bate (Newcastle); S Brown (Bedford) S Rodgers (Richmond), M Linnett (Worcester), J Daniel (Wellington), C Simpson (Dungannon), S Surridge (Canterbury), AN Other (NZ Barbarians), I Morrison (London Scottish).

WORLD CUP SEVENS Qualifiers (Dubai): Pool A: Fiji 26 Russia 12; Russia 38 Botswana 3; Botswana 0 Fiji 70. Pool B: South Africa 54 Malaysia 0; Czech Republic 24 Malaysia 19; Czech Republic 5 South Africa 73. Pool C: Tonga 35 Denmark 7; Kenya 12 Denmark 19; Kenya 0 Tonga 43. Pool D: Wales 77 Singapore 0; Zimbabwe 54 Singapore 0; Zimbabwe 14 Wales 31. Pool E: Scotland 87 Zambia 0; Yugoslavia 14 Zambia 5; Yugoslavia 5 Scotland 59. Pool F: US 60 Sri Lanka 0; Ivory Coast 31 Sri Lanka 10; Ivory Coast 5 US 33. Pool G: Italy 41 Thailand 0; Morocco 38 Thailand 0; Morocco 7 Italy 5. Pool H: Gulf 24 Tunisia 12; Tunisia 10 Taiwan 34; Gulf 21 Taiwan 17.