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Liam Heagney

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.

WRU statement: Anti-social behaviour at Wales vs All Blacks game

WRU officials have joined a police appeal for further information following an alleged anti-social behavior incident at last Satur…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Nov 2022, 8:57

11 changes for Wallabies, including first Skelton start since 2016

Dave Rennie has named a Wallabies team to take on Italy on Saturday that shows eleven changes from last Saturday’s agonising one…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Nov 2022, 8:31

Argentina team unchanged for Wales after shock defeat of England

Michael Cheika has given a huge vote of confidence to Argentina, naming the same starting 15 that defeated England last Sunday in …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Nov 2022, 7:20

England make five changes for Japan and hand debut to Dave Ribbans

England will take the field at Twickenham on Saturday to play Japan with a starting XV showing five changes from the team beaten 2…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Nov 2022, 6:24

The Exeter 'problem' every time they bring over an Australian

Exeter boss Rob Baxter had given his verdict on Scott Sio, their new signing who has started twice in recent weeks after a dozen s…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Nov 2022, 4:56

Top 14 club snaps up ex-Wasps back three Ali Crossdale

One-time England prospect Ali Crossdale is the latest free agent Wasps player to get fixed up after getting made redundant last mo…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Nov 2022, 4:24

England name team with three backline changes for World Cup final

Simon Middleton has named an England team to play the Black Ferns in Saturday’s World Cup final that shows three changes from th…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 16:46

Black Ferns make one change to their team for the World Cup final

Wayne Smith has made one injury-enforced change to his Black Ferns team for Saturday’s sold-out World Cup final versus England, …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 15:17

Exeter sign three more players from Wasps

Rob Baxter has snapped up three more Wasps players for Exeter just weeks after picking up hooker Dan Frost from the collapsed Gall…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 14:44

Jamie George retained by England as Jones cuts squad to 25

England boss Eddie Jones has trimmed his 36-strong squad down to 25, including the fit-again Jamie George and excluding the likes …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 13:47

Saracens confirm replacement fixtures against non-English teams

Saracens have arranged replacement fixtures against non-English teams after their Gallagher Premiership home games with Wasps and …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 12:28

Warren Gatland teases his next move, takes pop at Jones' England

Warren Gatland has opened up about his potential future beyond the expiry of his current deal with the Chiefs, while he also criti…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 8:54

Deal confirmed for Springboks prop Kitshoff to join Irish province

Springboks loosehead Steven Kitshoff has confirmed his next move, agreeing to join the Irish province Ulster on a three-year deal …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 8:28

First start for Frisch as Munster name team to play South Africa A

Graham Rowntree has named his Munster team to take on South Africa A in Cork on Thursday, changing seven of the XV beaten by Ulste…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 7:33

Cold-shouldered Raynal has been handed an Autumn Nations reprieve

French referee Mathieu Raynal has been handed a reprieve following the fallout from his controversial time-wasting penalty in the …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 6:25

Rob Baxter breaks silence on the Exeter 'asset sale' statement

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter has explained the reason why the Chiefs felt compelled to issue a statement that its members w…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 5:48

Springboks name 'the thing I would like to see' from rookie Libbok

Saturday night in Marseille is set to be the biggest rugby experience so far in the career of Manie Libbok, the uncapped fly-half …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 4:14

The one thing Ardie Savea would 'love to see change' about rugby

All Blacks back-rower Ardie Savea has revealed the one thing he would love to change about rugby, predicting that the popularity o…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2022, 3:38

Ex-England wing Yarde set to play first match since January arrest

Ex-England winger Marland Yarde is poised to play his first match in ten months following his exit from Sale earlier this year as …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
08 Nov 2022, 9:52
Interview

'They're just freaks of nature, it was better being on their side'

Robert du Preez was full of breezy chat the other night when RugbyPass eventually managed to track the Sale talisman down over the…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
30 Oct 2022, 6:30
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