while the Russian national team was suspended from World Rugby and Rugby Europe in 2022 and has not played a Test since. Russian Gotovtsev, who grew up in Siberia and has a past in wrestling and ...

Russia has been banned from participating in multiple sports under its own flag since the invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, while the country was also banned from qualifying for the 2023 Rugby ...

(MENAFN) Gloucester Rugby Club has instructed Russian player Kirill Gotovtsev to remove a Russian flag from his jersey after facing backlash on social media. The decision comes in line with ...

At last summer’s Olympics, Russian athletes were not allowed to compete under their own country’s flag and had to be classified as ‘neutral athletes’. World Rugby also banned Russia from ...