Peel out of final

Llanelli Scarlets scrum-half Dwayne Peel has failed in his battle to be fit ahead of Sunday's Powergen Cup final against Wasps at Twickenham.

The British Lion and Wales star has been struggling with a shoulder injury he picked up against Italy in last month's RBS Six Nations Championship clash.

It had always been touch and go whether Peel would make the Wasps encounter and it was confirmed he would have to sit out the final following a fitness test at Stradey Park, with his replacement set to be Clive Stuart-Smith.

"We had hoped Dwayne would make it for Wasps but in the end he is another two weeks away from being fit," said Scarlets coach Nigel Davies.