Video: Arundell needs just seconds as a sub to craft wonder try
Teenage sensation Henry Arundell needed "no longer than about 40 seconds" off the London Irish bench on Saturday to continue the s…
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2022, 13:00
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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.
'Correct decision': Freddie Burns quickly goes from hero to villain
Just 19 minutes of the new Gallagher Premiership season were all that was needed for the title-clinching Freddie Burns to go from …
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2022, 10:02
'You could go a 1,000 years and never meet anyone as extraordinary'
BT Sport struck the perfect chord on Saturday when they launched live TV coverage of the new 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership season …
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2022, 9:12
Premiership Rugby statement: How tribute will be paid to the Queen
Premiership Rugby have issued a statement explaining how tribute would be paid this weekend to the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabet…
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2022, 7:51
Interview
The 'honestly' Tommaso Allan reply when asked about Marcus Smith
It’s surely one of the most difficult jobs anywhere in club rugby, being the understudy to Harlequins’ Marcus Smith, but Itali…
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2022, 6:23
Interview
'I told them one or two things I'd do differently from day one'
New director of rugby Dave Walder is full of optimism that his Newcastle can be a bit more consistent this term than they were in …
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2022, 5:06
'We were very open about that, we would have got a better Adam'
New Newcastle boss Dave Walder has admitted to RugbyPass that the Falcons got their strategy wrong last season with England prospe…
Liam Heagney
09 Sep 2022, 11:53
Crisis club Worcester names team for its Premiership London opener
Worcester have named the match day 23 for its opening game of the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership season, a fixture at London Irish …
Liam Heagney
09 Sep 2022, 11:04
The 'ironic' reaction when Steve Diamond contacted agents this week
Worcester boss Steve Diamond has claimed that the suggestion there were upwards of 80 players from last season left uncontracted h…
Liam Heagney
09 Sep 2022, 7:34
Premiership Rugby statement: Gallagher Premiership round one games
Premiership Rugby bosses have announced that all six opening round Gallagher Premiership matches this weekend will definitely stil…
Liam Heagney
09 Sep 2022, 7:00
'File has made good progress lately': Lancaster linked with Top 14
Ex-England boss Stuart Lancaster has been linked with a switch next season from Irish club Leinster to the Top 14. His English tea…
Liam Heagney
09 Sep 2022, 5:30
Speculation that Duhan van der Merwe could join Racing has ended
The rumoured move of Duhan van der Merwe from cash-strapped Worcester to Racing 92 has reportedly ended with the Parisians turning…
Liam Heagney
09 Sep 2022, 4:25
'I think he is at peace with it now, he struggled for a few weeks'
New Newcastle director of rugby Dave Walder has explained how ex-England back-rower Mark Wilson has taken to coaching in his first…
Liam Heagney
08 Sep 2022, 8:55
Fit-again Manu Tuilagi at No12 as Sale and Northampton name teams
England powerhouse Manu Tuilagi will play his first rugby match in 16 weeks after Sale named him to start in their Gallagher Premi…
Liam Heagney
08 Sep 2022, 6:37
Genge and Sinckler included as Bristol and Bath name round one teams
England vice-captain Ellis Genge will start for Bristol in this Friday’s Ashton Gate west country derby versus Bath.
Liam Heagney
08 Sep 2022, 6:13
'Since I became a coach, I had never seen that. I call that class'
Bordeaux boss Christophe Urios has hailed the immediate impact of their Congolese signing Madosh Tambwe, revealing that the two-tr…
Liam Heagney
08 Sep 2022, 4:31
'There are no more operations, he looks like a new man'
Exeter have expressed delight that long-time absentee Ollie Devoto is finally on the mend following a double hip operation after a…
Liam Heagney
08 Sep 2022, 3:36
'As a raw talent with potential, he's as good as anyone at tighthead'
Alex Sanderson reckons Sale will only have themselves to blame if promising 21-year-old tighthead James Harper doesn’t become a …
Liam Heagney
08 Sep 2022, 2:54
'On match days, Rob necessarily won't be with the team'
Exeter head coach Ali Hepher has explained that long-serving director of rugby Rob Baxter will have a less hands-on role with the …
Liam Heagney
07 Sep 2022, 10:36
'I've been made homeless': How dire the Worcester plight really is
A coordinated social media video campaign on Friday highlighting that the Worcester players and staff remain unpaid has revealed t…
Liam Heagney
02 Sep 2022, 8:30
