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[ad_1] Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii will line up at fullback in his much-anticipated Super Rugby Pacific debut for the NSW Waratahs on Friday night. Waratahs coach Dan McKellar has named Suaalii among seven debutants to face the Highlanders in the season opener…

[ad_1] The famous father of Russian ice hockey coaching, Anatoly Tarasov, once claimed “[Canadian star] Bobby Hull will single-handedly beat any Soviet hockey player one-on-one. But five Bobby Hulls can never beat the top five of the Soviet national team,…

[ad_1] Tom Jordan is relishing the prospect of his first away appearance for Scotland coming in what he expects to be a frenzied Calcutta Cup showdown at Twickenham. The versatile Glasgow back has won six caps, having made his debut…

[ad_1] The departure of Warren Gatland left Welsh fans emotionally torn. On the one hand, they acknowledge he is their greatest ever coach; someone who masterminded three Grand Slams, four Six Nations championships, two World Cup semi-finals, a Lions-winning series…

[ad_1] New Bath signing Dan Frost will have to get past Tom Dunn if he wants to be the club’s first-choice hooker next season. Dunn, 32, has signed a new contract, ending fears amongst supporters that the England international might…

[ad_1] Steve Borthwick has confirmed that Tom Curry and George Martin are on an injury rehab list separate from the 28-man England squad that assembled on Wednesday to begin preparations for the February 22 Guinness Six Nations match at home…

[ad_1] You’ll be familiar with the line: it’s a long road that has no turn. For Scotland their fixture with Ireland must feel like one of those forever highways you come across in South Africa that run on for as…

[ad_1] A consortium led by ex-Formula 1 team boss Eddie Jordan has bought London Irish Rugby Club out of administration. The former Gallagher Premiership club filed for administration in June 2023 following its suspension from all competitions. Irish had reported…

[ad_1] Former South Africa and Italy head coach Nick Mallett would not pick Scotland co-captain Finn Russell for the British and Irish Lions later this year, insisting the fly-half “makes too many mistakes”. The Bath and Scotland star, who is…

[ad_1] Lee Blackett has included four Test capped players in his 25-strong England A squad for the February 23 match versus Ireland A that will be streamed live on RugbyPass TV. Leicester pair Ollie Hassell-Collins and Jack van Poortvliet and…

[ad_1] Fin Smith’s path to international rugby has involved dealing with significant mental and physical challenges, including the onerous task of washing Steve Diamond’s car. While Northampton Saints is now Smith’s home, his journey to Test rugby started at Warwick…

[ad_1] Ireland will wear white shirts during their Guinness Six Nations match away to Wales in order to help supporters impacted by colour blindness. The back-to-back champions, who began their latest title defence with victories over England and Scotland, face…

[ad_1] It promises to be another mouthwatering weekend on RugbyPass TV as two of the best teams in Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) meet before a Scottish derby in the Celtic Challenge. Harlequins host Bristol Bears under the Friday night lights…

[ad_1] The Genge Fund, the foundation created by England and Bristol Bears loosehead prop Ellis Genge, has announced a successful fundraising campaign that raised £22k to support five youth charities across Bristol. The funds were raised following a gala dinner,…

[ad_1] In 2024, 60.0% of enterprises in the EU with 10 or more employees made their staff aware of their obligations in ICT security-related issues, indicating a 1.7 percentage points (pp) growth from 58.3% in 2022. Czechia had the highest share of enterprises making their…

[ad_1] On 31 December 2024, nearly 4.3 million non-EU citizens who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine had temporary protection status in the EU.  The EU countries hosting the highest number of beneficiaries of temporary protection…

[ad_1] Following a record-breaking amount of migrants arriving to the Canary Islands last year, almost 400 were rescued on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT Hundreds of migrants were rescued off the coast off the Canary Islands on Monday.  Most of the 389 migrants…

[ad_1] European Investment Bank president Nadia Calviño said Ukraine was “our top priority right now,” adding that the bank and Ukraine had signed “agreements to mobilise around €1 billion in investment in the public sector and in the private sector.”…

[ad_1] Members of the global military community gathered on the side-lines of an AI summit in Paris to discuss how recent developments are impacting ongoing – and future – conflicts. ADVERTISEMENT On the side-lines of the Artificial intelligence summit in…

[ad_1] ADVERTISEMENT US President Donald Trump said Monday that a precarious ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas should be cancelled if Hamas doesn’t release all the remaining hostages it is holding in Gaza by midday on Saturday — though he…