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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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8 days ago International Rugby
A 22-word RFU statement has ended Felix Jones' time with England
8 days ago Investec Champions Cup
All 24 team selections for Investec Champions Cup round two
8 days ago Investec Champions Cup
Lawrence Dallaglio wades into the debate over Champions Cup status
8 days ago Investec Champions Cup
O'Gara: '10-15 bottles of beer after the game is thing of the past'
'Dead solid' reason why Sale are liking well-travelled Irish hooker
The Dundalk-born hooker has been over and back across the Irish Sea ever since deciding to join the Saracens academy in 2017 as a …
Liam Heagney
13 Dec 2024, 6:03
Northampton release two, confirm immediate effect hooker signing
Thornbury and Spencer were both short-term signings, with Spencer already snapped up by Ospreys ahead of their round two EPCR Chal…
Liam Heagney
12 Dec 2024, 11:58
Sale explain why Jonny Hill is ready for first start since January
The 30-year-old, who is out of contract at the Gallagher Premiership outfit at the end of this season, suffered a serious knee inj…
Liam Heagney
12 Dec 2024, 10:38
Stade Francais pair banned but Toulon back-rower is hit hardest
Toulon back-rower Yannick Youyoutte has been suspended for five matches following his altercation with Stormers’ Manie Libbok.
Liam Heagney
12 Dec 2024, 8:50
Sam Warburton responds to Clive Woodward, names Gatland successor
The Welsh national team are currently in free fall under head coach Warren Gatland, with defeat to South Africa in their closing A…
Liam Heagney
12 Dec 2024, 8:04
Steve Borthwick confirms uncapped England fixture against France
The Allianz Stadium fixture will take place a week after the 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership June 14 final at the same venue.
Liam Heagney
12 Dec 2024, 6:44
Harlequins statement: Lengthy new contract signed by Marcus Smith
The back-in-favour England out-half had been touted for a move elsewhere in the Gallagher Premiership or to the French Top 14, but…
Liam Heagney
12 Dec 2024, 6:20
Lawrence Dallaglio posts poignant Tom Voyce message
Northumbria Police have said that Voyce is believed to have gone into the River Aln near Alnwick, Northumberland, and officers are…
Liam Heagney
11 Dec 2024, 9:15
Leicester's Harry Simmons confirms his immediate effect retirement
Having sustained an eye injury last January, he spent the whole of 2024 exploring ways that might allow him to get back on the pit…
Liam Heagney
11 Dec 2024, 5:20
Mike Phillips has doubled down on his criticism of Warren Gatland
It was last month, following Wales’ loss to Fiji in the Autumn Nations Series, when retired scrum-half Phillips let loose on Gat…
Liam Heagney
11 Dec 2024, 4:08
The Champions Cup 'change in results' Premiership clubs prediction
The Sale boss saw his team thumped 19-38 at Glasgow last Saturday night, one of the six losses inflicted on England’s top-flight…
Liam Heagney
11 Dec 2024, 3:41
FFR statement: The dismissed Hugo Auradou, Oscar Jegou rape case
The 21-year-old French forwards were arrested in the aftermath of their July 6 Test debuts against the Pumas in Mendoza.
Liam Heagney
10 Dec 2024, 12:52
The George Ford reaction at Sale after his 'fringe' England part
It was 2014 when Lancaster awarded Ford his Test debut, but the out-half will be plotting against his former head coach this weeke…
Liam Heagney
10 Dec 2024, 11:54
Two internationals back for Munster but no sign yet of Conor Murray
The Irish province opened their latest Investec Champions Cup campaign with a 33-7, bonus point win over Stade Francais in Limeric…
Liam Heagney
10 Dec 2024, 8:21
The Blair Kinghorn verdict on 'normal bloke' Antoine Dupont
It was around this time last year when the long-serving Edinburgh player quit the URC for the Top 14 and his one-year anniversary …
Liam Heagney
10 Dec 2024, 6:17
Toulouse plan January tribute in South Africa for Medhi Narjissi
The defending Top 14/Champions Cup champions are poised to play a January match away to the Sharks in Durban and they will use tha…
Liam Heagney
10 Dec 2024, 5:23
Mohamed Haouas faces February court appearance after weekend arrest
The front rower, whose catalogue of previous non-sporting transgressions include domestic violence, was detained on Saturday night…
Liam Heagney
10 Dec 2024, 4:59
Opinion
Ireland player ratings | 2024 Autumn Nations Series
What was particularly evident in selection was the reliance on a core of forwards – of the seven players that started all four m…
Liam Heagney
01 Dec 2024, 3:51
Analysis
Four talking points as Ireland limit another TRC team to one try
Test rugby is a results business and winning – no matter how ugly – is the currency that matters. Just ask England boss Steve …
Liam Heagney
01 Dec 2024, 3:15
The Andy Farrell verdict on ‘feeling sorry for ourselves’ Ireland win
The unsettled Irish trailed the Wallabies 0-10, 5-13 and 15-19 at various stages during an Autumn Nations Series encounter where t…
Liam Heagney
30 Nov 2024, 14:12
