Samoa has two main islands—Savaii and Upolu—and several smaller ones totaling 2,934 square kilometers of land. The country depends on fisheries and agriculture for exports while importing most of its ...

Under Jones, Japan had four wins and seven losses in 2024, including 40 points-plus hidings by England, New Zealand and France. Australia also had a mixed year under Schmidt, winning six of 13 ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Wallabies are set to face Eddie Jones for the first time since their former coach’s tumultuous departure in late-2023 after Rugby Australia lined up a test against Japan in ...

He said as a coach he had received many hidings in his time but several young Sharks players had taken the loss sorely. “It’s about turning around and saying ‘we aren’t a bad side’.

Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa . . . only time will reveal how these dynamics will shape Samoa’s political future. Image: Samoa Observer/Junior S. Ami SPECIAL REPORT: By Lagipoiva Cherelle ...

John Swinney has looked more relaxed over the last two months than he has in his entire political career. His well-received Budget will sail through Holyrood and Keir Starmer’s woes have seen ...

The first day of the first sitting of Samoa's parliament for 2025 has ended with the prime minister saying if a vote of no confidence is tabled against her, she will advise the head of state to ...

"Then Covid came along and there was no promotion. We have taken some amount of hidings over the years. "It happened fairly quickly this year, but to be here in Croke Park as All-Ireland champions ...

They are light years ahead of us. Ok, they’ve slipped a bit this season, but they’re still capable of handing out hidings to teams like ours. We have to take it on the chin, learn lessons and ...

And in the Hogan Stand media room afterwards, his recollection of past “hidings” and perennial struggles to even reach the senior grade perfectly captured why this was such a special day.