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  • Os Lobos to push Fiji close

    Os Lobos to push Fiji close

    Fiji head into their final Pool C outing knowing a point against Portugal will be enough to see them into the quarter-finals for the first time since 2007.

    In their way stands a Portugal side who have impressed in only their second World Cup, drawing against Georgia and pushing both Wales and Australia.

    Os Lobos’ technical proficiency around the set-piece has given their backs a platform and they will be looking to target the Fijians, especially in the lineout.

    Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui has made several changes to his side for the match and they may take time to settle on Sunday.

    Portugal have also mixed things up but on an evening when all the pressure is on their opponents, it would be no surprise to see Patrice Lagisquet’s side push their rivals close.

    A win for Fiji is 1/33, with Portugal 11/1 and the tie in Toulouse 28/1. Interestingly, should Fiji make a slow start, then punters can get 15/2 on Portugal-Fiji in the Double Result market.

    Team news

    Fiji have made six changes to their starting XV, with Vilimomi Botitu replacing Teti Tela at fly-half.

    Lock Temo Manyanavanua will make his first tournament start after three appearances off the bench, while Meli Derenalagi starts in the back-row.

    Frank Lomani is in at scrum-half and there is another change at full-back, with Sireli Maqala also making his first start of the Rugby World Cup.

    The big news for Portugal is that captain Tomos Appleton drops to the bench, with Jose Lima replacing him as both inside centre and skipper.

    That is one of five changes, with prop Francisco Fernandes, while second-row Steevy Cerqueira and number eight Thibault de Freitas also come in.

    The other change comes behind the scrum, where Manuel Cardoso Pinto has been selected at full-back.

    Portugal +17.5 @ 6/5

    Portugal’s performances have been one of the stories of the tournament, earning plaudits for their play on both sides of the ball, prompting calls for them to be given great opportunities against the bigger nations.

    After losing their opener to Wales 28-8, Lagisquet saw his side make history as they picked up their first points in the 18-18 draw with Georgia before going down 34-14 last weekend to Australia.

    Interestingly, two of their defeats have come by exactly 20 points and with them on the right side of evens on a +17.5 handicap, they could match it with something to spare.

    The winning margin in all of Fiji’s games has been seven points or less, losing 32-26 to Wales, and beating Australia 22-15 and Georgia 17-12.

    With changes to their halves, plus questions over their goal-kicking, Fiji might struggle to build a clear advantage and the handicap could prove favourable.

    Waisea Nayacalevu Anytime Tryscorer @ 10/11

    If Fiji struggle, they may require another moment of magic from their captain Waisea Nayacalevu.

    The skipper and his centre partner, Josua Tuisova, have both dotted down twice so far in the competition and are real sources of inspiration for their nation.

    Nayacalevu’s score against Georgia seemed to change the game in his team’s favour and in what could be an arm wrestle, the 33-year-old’s innate ability to do something incredible precisely when his side needs it means he stands out as a potential tryscorer.

  • Red Rose ready to push for an upset in Dublin

    Red Rose ready to push for an upset in Dublin

    Both Ireland and England have selected strong XVs for the clash in Dublin on Saturday 19 August and look to be using the contest as a serious hit out ahead of the World Cup.

    There is a caveat though, with the teams missing their captains and main playmakers. Ireland skipper and fly-half Johnny Sexton is suspended, while his English counterpart Owen Farrell is absent after a disruptive week which saw him avoid a ban despite being red carded last Saturday against Wales.

    Ross Byrne and George Ford have been given their chance to show they can step in for their skippers and their duel is one of the main talking points heading into what could be a thrilling evening.

    Ireland beat Steve Borthwick’s side 29-16 in March to seal the Grand Slam and while they should get the result, it could be a tighter affair.

    England +16 @ 5/6

    Ireland beat the Red Rose to seal the Slam in the spring and were perhaps affected by nerves, with England arguably the better side before Freddie Steward was controversially sent off just before half-time.

    There’s no doubt they deserved to win the Six Nations but they have been in this situation before, only to falter at the World Cup.

    Several of Andy Farrell’s current crop have also recently experienced disappointment with Leinster but can settle any nerves with a convincing victory on Saturday.

    Borthwick has selected arguably his strongest available 23 for the game at the Aviva and while far from where they would want to be, England showed signs of improvement in last weekend’s 20-17 triumph over Wales and have the gameplan to upset Ireland.

    Bearing in mind they only lost by 13 points in March, despite having a man sent off before the break, they should be able to come in under their +16 handicap, having also done so in 2021.

    Dan Sheehan and Rob Herring to both score anytime @ 3.77/1

    There could also be more joy for Ireland’s hookers, with Dan Sheehan and Rob Herring in the 23 after both scoring in March’s Grand Slam decider.

    Sheehan is arguably the best hooker in the world and went over twice against the Red Rose in the spring before Herring came off the bench to grab his own score.

    Both players are dynamic in the tight, while Sheehan is also excellent in the loose and after he has tested the England forwards, Herring could take advantage.

    There is every chance that both will touch down again in Dublin.

  • Push to Cut Ethereum Network Fees Opens Funds-Draining Bug in Scaling Tool Arbitrum

    Push to Cut Ethereum Network Fees Opens Funds-Draining Bug in Scaling Tool Arbitrum

    The threat was found in the way transactions are submitted and processed on the network, through a tool known as a bridge, which allows users to transfer tokens between different blockchains. Attacks on bridges have become one of the biggest security threats in crypto, accounting for almost $1 billion stolen in the past year.

    The white-hat hacker, known as 0xriptide, said in a Tuesday post that the vulnerability would affect any depositor attempting to bridge funds from Ethereum to Arbitrum Nitro, Arbitrum’s latest version.

    0xriptide discovered that all incoming transactions through the bridge were sent via a message to the Arbitrum blockchain’s Delayed Inbox, which ran a check to see if the contracts behind those transactions were either in the completion process or had already been completed.

    0xriptide found that slots meant for data storage were empty because a Nitro function meant to verify the transactions automatically changed the data. That would have allowed a bad actor to manipulate the bridge’s smart contract – accessible to everyone because it is open-source software – and set their own address as a receiver address.

    A single line of code would have prevented anyone from making changes to the critical contract. It was, however, removed to allow for cheaper transactions and the vulnerability it created wasn’t noticed, 0xriptide said.

    “The largest deposit recorded on the inbox contract was 168,000 ETH (~$250mm) with typical total deposits in a 24-hour period ranging from ~1000 to ~5000 ETH.” This means the vulnerability could have potentially led to hundreds of millions of dollars in stolen funds.