1.   An undisclosed personal problem has cost Australian rugby union test winger Andrew Walker a spot on the forthcoming European tour, team officials said Friday.

2.   Brisbane Broncos rugby league winger Wendell Sailor will stand trial next month on charges of assaulting a nightclub patron last year.

3.   Former Australian test rugby league winger Willie Carne announced Wednesday that he plans to switch codes to rugby union.

4.   New Zealand rugby union winger Jonah Lomu will make his comeback from severe kidney illness in a friendly game on Sunday week.

5.   New Zealand rugby union winger John Timu said Friday that he has signed a three-year contract to play professional rugby league.

6.   New Zealand rugby union winger John Timu has signed a three-year contract to play professional rugby league.

7.   On Wednesday, former Australian test rugby league winger Willie Carne said he plans to switch codes to rugby union.

8.   Powerful New Zealand rugby union winger Jonah Lomu is not likely to make his comeback from a kidney ailment until September, his manager said Wednesday.

9.   Star New Zealand rugby union winger Jonah Lomu could be playing again within three months following treatment for a serious kidney disease.

10.   The newest Waratah is the third rugby league winger to change codes after Mat Rogers and Wendell Sailor last year.