Former Wales prop Rob Evans has taken up a coaching role with Dubai Broncos in the UAE, while England international Noah Caluori has undergone wrist surgery after playing through the injury for most of last season.
Evans joins Dubai Broncos as forwards coach
The 34-year-old, who won 32 caps for Wales and was part of the Grand Slam-winning team in the 2019 Six Nations, has been appointed as forwards specialist coach for the club's U11 to U16 age groups. He will work under newly-appointed head of rugby Aaron Persico, a former Italy international.
Evans was a key member of the Scarlets side that won the PRO12 under Wayne Pivac in 2017, and also played for the Dragons before moving to the United States to join the Miami Sharks in Major League Rugby in 2023. He now works in real estate in Dubai but has remained involved in rugby through this coaching role.
Announcing the appointment, Dubai Broncos said on social media: "The Dubai Broncos are proud to welcome Rob Evans to our coaching team. A hugely experienced international front-row player, Rob joins us as our Forwards Specialist Coach for our U11–U16 age groups, bringing world-class knowledge and experience to help develop the next generation of Broncos. This is another exciting step in building one of the strongest junior coaching teams in the UAE. Please join us in giving Rob Evans a huge Dubai Broncos welcome."
Caluori undergoes surgery
England starlet Noah Caluori revealed on Instagram that he had surgery on his wrist after playing with the injury for eight months. The 19-year-old Saracens wing posted a photo from a hospital bed with his right arm in a cast, writing: "Surgery done. Been playing with this injury for 8 months now. Gonna be working hard to get back stronger then before."
Despite the injury, Caluori finished the 2025/26 PREM Rugby season as joint-top try scorer with 18 tries, level with England teammate Tommy Freeman. He made his senior international debut for Steve Borthwick's side against Fiji earlier this month, scoring a try and setting up another in a 73-8 win. He will now miss the start of the new season due to the surgery.
Brain injury claims face dismissal
Hundreds of legal claims against rugby's governing bodies from players alleging brain injuries should be thrown out, the High Court has heard. Lawyers for the governing bodies argue that 132 claims against rugby league bodies and 378 against rugby union bodies should be dismissed due to non-compliance with court orders.
The players, both professional and amateur, claim that World Rugby, the Welsh Rugby Union, the Rugby Football Union, the Rugby Football League and the British Amateur Rugby League Association breached a duty of care, leading to neurological injuries such as early onset dementia, Parkinson's, epilepsy and motor neurone disease. The governing bodies deny wrongdoing.
In 2024, players were ordered to disclose medical reports and documents, including brain scans. After further orders in July 2025, an appeal was lost, with a judge citing a "serious erosion of the confidence the court could safely place in the way the disclosure process had been conducted."
Michael Kent KC, for the union bodies, said dismissal was "clearly a measure of last resort" but that "compliance has still not been achieved." William Audland KC, for the league bodies, described non-compliance as "systemic and without good reason." Susan Rodway KC, for the players, argued the breaches were "neither serious nor significant" and that the litigation is of "significant public interest and societal importance." The hearing before Judge David Cook is due to conclude on Thursday.
