Sporting Digest: Rugby League

THE New Zealand Rugby League has launched an inquiry into crowd disorder at Palmerston North during the second Test match against Australia. Officials said the New Zealand full- back Morvin Edwards has recovered from a back injury suffered in the game and will play in the final Test in Brisbane on Wednesday.

AUSTRALIAN WINFIELD CUP Round 13: Gold Coast 18 St George 26; Manly- Warringah 24 Brisbane 8; South Sydney 26 Penrith 3; Newcastle 21 Balmain 14; Canberra 36 Illawarra 18; Canterbury-Bankstown 17 North Sydney 18; Parramatta 22 Western Suburbs 6; Cronulla-Sutherland 8 Eastern Suburbs 20.