The Gloucester hooker Olivier Azam has demanded that Rob Andrew issue him a public apology or he will proceed with legal action.

Azam was cleared last week by an independent RFU inquiry of making racist comments while playing against Newcastle at Kingsholm earlier this season. The investigation was stimulated by complaints that Andrew, Newcastle's director of rugby, had made after the match.

"If he says 'I'm sorry' to me or the press, that would be enough for me," said Azam, who described the saga as "my worst experience in rugby" after helping France secure their grand slam win over Ireland on Saturday.

Andrew, who was in Rome to watch England yesterday, declined to comment. Earlier, those close to him had suggested that he was not minded to apologise.

Azam admits he is still hurt by the events which followed his acrimonious clash with Newcastle's Epi Taione at Kingsholm and remains concerned that his reputation has suffered as a result of the bad publicity that followed Andrew's comments.

"I think he was very angry in the heat of the moment and I understand that, but it's what he said subsequently that I am not happy with," added the Frenchman. "My reputation has been damaged in terms of things like sponsorship and that's not good."

Australian rugby league convert Wendell Sailor has admitted to a growing sense of frustration since switching codes to rugby union.

The giant winger, who was tipped to become Australia's answer to New Zealand powerhouse Jonah Lomu, has failed to make the impact expected of him in his adopted sport. The star of the 2000 rugby league World Cup final, won by Australia, has made steady progress since quitting the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team for the Queensland Reds but is still searching for his first try in six Super 12 appearances.

A prolific try scorer in rugby league, Sailor says he is becoming increasingly frustrated by his failure to break his drought in rugby union.

"Sometimes I think I might be cursed but I am almost sick of talking about it because I think I might be jinxing myself when it comes to scoring this first try," Sailor told reporters after the Reds' beat South Africa's Stormers 49-46 on Saturday. There were 11 tries scored in the match but Sailor, despite coming close on several occasions, was not among the scorers.

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