Analysis
Where are they now? The last Worcester team before the collapse
Tuesday morning was a sharp reminder of the pitfalls of Gallagher Premiership rugby, Bath announcing an hour before they unveiled …
Liam Heagney
21 Dec 2022, 7:55
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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.
Sale statement: Joint bid to buy the AJ Bell stadium is declined
Sale Sharks have issued a statement after their joint bid with Salford City FC to purchase the AJ Bell was rejected by Salford Cit…
Liam Heagney
20 Dec 2022, 11:59
'Grenoble away was the most violent game I have ever played in'
Former Scotland prop Mattie Stewart has named a November 1999 Heineken Cup defeat with Northampton away to Grenoble as the most vi…
Liam Heagney
20 Dec 2022, 11:20
Wallaby shirt-wearing son reminded Borthwick of 'power rugby has'
Steve Borthwick has revealed how a welcome home last week from his Wallaby jersey-wearing son reminded the new England boss about …
Liam Heagney
20 Dec 2022, 7:19
Woodward's first day Borthwick verdict aims a final dig at Jones
Former England boss Clive Woodward has used his verdict on Steve Borthwick’s first day in the job to take a final few digs at th…
Liam Heagney
20 Dec 2022, 6:37
The 'type of person' Steve Borthwick wants in England environment
New England boss Steve Borthwick has identified the type of person he wants in his national team’s environment as he looks to pi…
Liam Heagney
20 Dec 2022, 5:30
Saracens duo Clarey and Lozowski both banned after battle of Lyon
Saracens have paid a disciplinary hearing price for last Saturday’s battling Heineken Champions Cup win in Lyon as the red-carde…
Liam Heagney
20 Dec 2022, 5:23
Three Kiwi refs get England games in the 2023 Guinness Six Nations
New England boss Steve Borthwick will kick off the upcoming 2023 Guinness Six Nations with New Zealander Paul Williams in charge o…
Liam Heagney
20 Dec 2022, 4:51
Interview
'I don't speak to anyone at Saracens… they didn't make the effort'
The rugby life can be amazingly rewarding and unexpected. Take Joel Kpoku.
Liam Heagney
17 Dec 2022, 2:19
The 'bossed' impression a 14-year-old Owen Farrell made at Saracens
Owen Farrell has carved a reputation for himself in rugby as one of the sport’s most influential figures, but this wasn’t some…
Liam Heagney
12 Dec 2022, 5:00
Interview
48 hours in France: Leinster, Christian Wade and Racing by the sea
The One To Win is the glitzy sound bite accompanying the 28th edition of the Heineken Champions Cup, but is that an excessively sc…
Liam Heagney
11 Dec 2022, 4:55
'Flip-flops and ripped t-shirts - Bath were the boy band of rugby'
A BT Sport podcast has recalled how the Bath amateur-era supremacy struggled in the professional era before their 1998 European Cu…
Liam Heagney
05 Dec 2022, 4:00
Interview
'I sit on the couch as a fan, I'm very patriotic about Australia'
Aged just 33, Rob Simmons is still thought of as a potential Australia call-up - a recent shortage of available locks even ignited…
Liam Heagney
04 Dec 2022, 3:00
Interview
'I don't want to be safe and in this squad, I can't play safe'
Former Springboks winger Courtnall Skosan is the rugby equivalent of Ronseal, having very much done as it said on the tin a year a…
Liam Heagney
04 Dec 2022, 2:30
Watch: The awkward 'this is just a fraud' Joe Marler TV interview
Joe Marler was mischievously awkward in his post-match live TV interview on Friday night after he was awarded player of the match …
Liam Heagney
03 Dec 2022, 10:17
Nick Easter has taken on a job in the third tier of English rugby
Ex-England No8 Nick Easter has dropped down two divisions to start working again in rugby after losing his job two months ago when…
Liam Heagney
03 Dec 2022, 9:10
John Cooney's potential Scotland switch fires up a Twitter debate
Ex-Scotland scrum-half Chris Cusiter has questioned the idea that John Cooney, the out-of-favour Ireland No9, is considering a cha…
Liam Heagney
01 Dec 2022, 7:04
Danny Care's lie detector test: Saracens, Matson and Man Utd
Out-of-favour England scrum-half Danny Care has revealed to BT Sport that he wishes every day he was a professional footballer, wh…
Liam Heagney
01 Dec 2022, 6:11
Nigel Owens explains why referee was wrong to award Etzebeth try
Retired referee Nigel Owens has explained why Angus Gardner was wrong to award the Eben Etzebeth try to the Springboks last Saturd…
Liam Heagney
01 Dec 2022, 2:52
Video: Explosive Leicester versus Bristol touchline bust-up leaves sour post-match taste
Saturday's intense Gallagher Premiership clash at Welford Road between Leicester and Bristol had an incredible finish with tempers…
Liam Heagney
05 Jun 2021, 12:07
