8 h. ago New World Rugby rankings table sees Ireland lose status and Wales secure fate

World Rugby have announced the latest rugby rankings after a dramatic weekend

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69 h. ago Moment 'drunk' passenger 'fights' security on Ryanair flight

The Ryanair flight from Krakow to Bristol was disrupted on November 11 after a passenger reportedly refused to sit down and began arguing with security

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3 d. ago Wales stars clash over Japan match as Jonathan Davies says players must stop being 'mollycoddled'

The result on Saturday evening will have huge implications on the World Rugby rankings and whether Wales will have a harder group for the next World Cup

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7 d. ago New World Rugby rankings as Wales' World Cup fate decided in one game amid divide

A global divide has emerged in the rankings table and Wales have one game to avoid a World Cup nightmare

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8 d. ago Is it better to be occasionally brilliant or consistently good? Ask the Wallabies | Daniel Gallan

Australia show flashes of greatness, but costly collapses threaten the idea of a revival. They need to find their rhythmIs it better to be a consistently good team or an occasionally brilliant one? We’ll find out by the end of Australia’s European tour. But now, after a 26–19 loss to Italy in Udine – their second defeat in as many matches on this crucial trip – the answer seems obvious. Because despite the Wallabies’ flashes of brilliance throughout the Joe Schmidt era, their inability to deliver steadily could yet prove costly.At present, the Wallabies are ranked seventh on World Rugby’s charts. If that doesn’t change, the hosts of the 2027 World Cup will be drawn alongside one of the top six teams in the group phase. Even if they progress, Australia would likely face another stiff challenge at the first knockout stage. That’s not the kind of jeopardy a rugby nation of this pedigree should be flirting with. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The US might lose its longstanding ‘measles elimination’ status

More than 1,600 cases and three deaths due to measles infections so far this year – mostly in unvaccinated Americans

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2 w. ago World Rugby announce new rankings ahead of World Cup draw as England replace Six Nations rivals

The opening weekend of the autumn internationals has seen change in the world rankings table exactly one month before the draw is made for the Rugby World Cup

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2 w. ago Tories will not deport legally settled people, Badenoch clarifies

Katie Lam spoke ‘imprecisely’ in stating large number of people would ‘need to go home’, says Conservative leader UK politics live – latest updatesThe Conservative MP Katie Lam spoke “imprecisely” in stating the party would deport large numbers of legally settled families from the UK, Kemi Badenoch said, adding she had no plans to make tougher immigration rules retrospective.Badenoch’s comments to reporters after a speech in London end days of confusion over Tory migration policy, particularly over whether many thousands of people who have made lives in the UK could lose their status of indefinite leave to remain (ILR) under a future Conservative government. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Star given stark warning over Wales return as he opens up on job security fears

The player moved back to his hometown club and is in a rich vein of form, earning him a call-up to the national side for the autumn internationals

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3 w. ago Darts star Gerwyn Price left feeling gutted after supporting Nigel Farage's Reform party

Gerwyn Price was left disappointed after Nigel Farage's Reform party failed to win the Caerphilly by-election, with Plaid Cymru securing victory in Wales

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