Sporting Digest: Rugby Union

Jock Richardson, the last survivor of New Zealand's all-conquering 1924 team, has died in Australia at the age of 95, the New Zealand Rugby Football Union announced yesterday. Richardson, a loose forward, was vice-captain of the 'Invincibles', who were unbeaten in their 32-match tour of England, Ireland, Wales, France and Canada.

CANADIAN SQAUD (for tour of England, France and Italy; British Columbia unless stated): Backs: D Clarke (Newfoundland), J Graf, S Gray, D Lougheed (Ontario), I MacKay, S MacKinnon, G Rees (Oxford University), C Smith, W Stanley, C Stewart (Rovigo, It), S Stewart, I Stuart, R Toews, C Tynan (Cambridge University). Forwards: B Breen, M Cardinal, A Charron (Ontario), E Evans (IBM, Japan), I Gordon, N Hadley (Wasps), J Hutchinson, D Jackart, M James, P LeBlanc, G MacKinnon, C McKenzie, J Robertsen, R Snow (Newfoundland), K Svoboda (Ontario), K Whitley (Alberta).

Tour match: Bridgend 23 Far North (SA) 15.