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Liam Heagney
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A seasoned rugby journalist, Liam hails from Limerick and has covered World Cups, Lions tours, Six Nations Championships and European Cup campaigns since 2000. He became a content editor at RugbyPass in 2019 after joining from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday in Ireland.
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3 days ago Six Nations
Emmanuel Meafou back as France make four squad changes for Ireland
5 days ago Six Nations
Six Nations isn't over for Garry Ringrose despite his red card ban
5 days ago Ireland
3 veterans, including Peter O'Mahony, confirm Ireland career end date
6 days ago United Rugby Championship
Munster statement: Clayton McMillan appointed new head coach
Steve Borthwick hits back in Exeter row over Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
The young international winger was only recently sent for an operation on the shoulder injury suffered on club duty on December 21…
Liam Heagney
26 Feb 2025, 14:23
Jack van Poortvliet the big winner as England name 29-strong squad
Ben Spencer, who has been replaced by van Poortvliet, was one of eight players from last week’s Calcutta Cup squad not included …
Liam Heagney
26 Feb 2025, 14:00
The Rassie Erasmus reaction to Steven Kitshoff’s retirement
The prop, who missed the entire 2024 Test season, had returned to the Stormers following a short post-World Cup 2023 stay at Ulste…
Liam Heagney
25 Feb 2025, 7:00
Opinion
France player ratings vs Italy | 2025 Six Nations
Embracing the dry and sunny Sunday afternoon conditions, the invite to create was eagerly snapped up by two sides who frequently m…
Liam Heagney
23 Feb 2025, 12:13
Exclusive
Billy Sela: 'It was a reality check, a sick feeling of heartbreak'
He was late to the Tuesday afternoon Zoom, an overrun at training pushing back the original rendezvous time, but the delay didn’…
Liam Heagney
23 Feb 2025, 1:03
Exclusive
Chris Ashton names his best/worst coaches and most annoying rival
The former England finisher hung up his boots at the end of the 2022/23 season, stepping away after helping Leicester Tigers win t…
Liam Heagney
21 Feb 2025, 3:13
Newcastle extension brings an end to Max Clark's 'difficult period'
Clark, who last Sunday started his fifth match in succession for the Falcons, was snapped up as injury cover in December after spe…
Liam Heagney
20 Feb 2025, 7:20
Exclusive
Chris Ashton: 'I'd a bit of a go at Fin once and had to apologise'
Ashton's sources were spot on. Borthwick indeed went early, revealing his match day 23 two days earlier than originally planned.
Liam Heagney
20 Feb 2025, 5:57
Gloucester sign Will Joseph, reports say Leinster player also joining
Confirmation of his recruitment by George Skivington, a switch first reported by RugbyPass last November, came on Wednesday aftern…
Liam Heagney
19 Feb 2025, 11:37
20 overseas players invited to a 26-strong online Springboks camp
The South African boss last week confirmed a squad of 56 to attend an in-person camp in Cape Town in early March and he has now co…
Liam Heagney
19 Feb 2025, 8:23
Warren Gatland has broken his silence on his Wales exit
The New Zealander decided to walk away from his Welsh job following his team’s record 14th Test defeat in a row, resulting in th…
Liam Heagney
19 Feb 2025, 5:34
La Rochelle confirm immediate effect retirement of Raymond Rhule
The 32-year-old moved to France in 2018/19 and initially played two seasons at Grenoble before joining Ronan O’Gara’s side in …
Liam Heagney
19 Feb 2025, 5:08
One change as Steve Borthwick names his England team two days early
The head coach wasn’t due to declare his hand until Thursday lunchtime, but he ended all the speculation with his Tuesday aftern…
Liam Heagney
18 Feb 2025, 10:15
Exclusive
Max Clark: 'I was resilient without a job, without getting paid'
Before Steve Diamond threw the 29-year-old his lifeline, there were plenty of dark thoughts questioning what the flip he was doing…
Liam Heagney
16 Feb 2025, 3:43
Rassie Erasmus names Springboks squad of 56 for March meet-up
The 56-strong selection will meet in Cape Town for a three-day camp ahead of a Test season that begins with the July visits to Sou…
Liam Heagney
14 Feb 2025, 5:59
Max Malins' Saracens return makes it a Valentine's Day to remember
Last capped by England at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the full-back has been sidelined since the Bears’ October Gallagher Premiers…
Liam Heagney
14 Feb 2025, 5:24
Four Test capped players included in 25-strong England A squad
Leicester pair Ollie Hassell-Collins and Jack van Poortvliet and Northampton duo Curtis Langdon and Tom Pearson have been named in…
Liam Heagney
12 Feb 2025, 9:00
Tom Curry marked absent as England name training week squad of 28
The English kick-started their season with last Saturday’s last-gasp round two Allianz Stadium win over France.
Liam Heagney
12 Feb 2025, 7:35
WRU statement: Warren Gatland gone, caretaker Wales boss confirmed
Defeat for the Welsh away to Italy in the Guinness Six Nations was their latest in a wretched run stretching back to Rugby World C…
Liam Heagney
11 Feb 2025, 8:41
Peter O'Mahony issues a 40-word response to 'booing' Scotland fans
Simon Easterby’s blindside played 52 minutes of the Guinness Six Nations round two match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, departing …
Liam Heagney
11 Feb 2025, 5:10
