South Africa dominate URC dream team XV with 10 players picked
Three clubs from South Africa have provided ten picks in a URC dream team XV padded out by five more players from three of the Iri…
Liam Heagney
07 Jun 2022, 7:44
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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.
'Looking good': Esterhuizen on Springboks recall and Owen Farrell
Harlequins midfielder Andre Esterhuizen has spoken about his chances of a Springboks recall this month and about this weekend’s …
Liam Heagney
07 Jun 2022, 5:22
Paul Gustard to be unveiled at Stade Francais on Tuesday - report
Ex-England defence coach Paul Gustard is reportedly in France ahead of his likely Tuesday unveiling as a new Stade Francais assist…
Liam Heagney
07 Jun 2022, 4:25
'It gave us a Caucaunibuca': Biarritz in dark over AWOL Kuridrani
Relegated Biarritz have admitted they are in the dark as to the whereabouts of former Wallabies midfielder Tevita Kuridrani, who m…
Liam Heagney
07 Jun 2022, 3:50
Interview
'I was so not shocked. Shocked is not the right word'
Dillyn Leyds can’t quite believe that La Rochelle had to call a stop in midweek to the incredible celebrations ignited by last w…
Liam Heagney
05 Jun 2022, 4:23
'I rather the regulation bent or manipulated than a broken neck'
Worcester boss Steve Diamond has shared his latest thoughts on the Gallagher Premiership cancellation controversy with Gloucester,…
Liam Heagney
05 Jun 2022, 3:05
'It takes a bit to get used to new norm of playing rugby in June'
Leo Cullen has played down the significance of Leinster hammering Glasgow in the URC quarter-finals at the RDS, the Irish province…
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2022, 12:39
Glasgow humiliated by Leinster in a 76-point, 12-try URC mauling
A fifth European star eluded Leinster with last week’s Heineken Champions Cup showcase showpiece final defeat to La Rochelle in …
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2022, 11:07
Ex-England player argues Simmonds could be alternative to Tuilagi
Ex-England international Austin Healey has floated a radical tactic involving Sam Simmonds so that Eddie Jones can have a reliable…
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2022, 7:55
'I was probably a bit more anxious then, a little bit more nervous'
Dean Richards has claimed he is stepping away from front-line rugby a mellower character at the age of 58 than what he was like wh…
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2022, 5:42
'I'd two or three offers abroad but I've unfinished Prem business'
Steve Diamond believes the eleven months he spent away from rugby after quitting as Sale boss have him primed to be a long-term su…
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2022, 5:05
'There's an argument I might not be talented enough in this role'
Alex Sanderson hasn’t shied away from the criticism that Sale have not delivered on their full potential this season, finding th…
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2022, 3:17
'It was hell for teams to play at Sandy Park, that has ebbed away'
Rob Baxter has recognised that Exeter need to tweak their mindset and remember that their best seasons are built on them being hor…
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2022, 3:12
'I'm a huge believer that the league table doesn't lie'
Rob Baxter has drawn a line under the 2021/22 season at Exeter, accepting that his Chiefs weren't good enough to be a top-four tea…
Liam Heagney
03 Jun 2022, 11:15
Leicester get most picks in Greenwood's Premiership XV of the year
Leicester, Saracens and Harlequins are the dominant contributors in the Gallagher Premiership team of the season named by retired …
Liam Heagney
03 Jun 2022, 8:31
Interview
'Chip on shoulder leaving Ulster motivates me in darkest times'
Long-serving Worcester hooker Niall Annett has given himself a career pat on the back ahead of his final match for the Gallagher P…
Liam Heagney
03 Jun 2022, 3:11
'You always have an interest, particularly ones like Denny'
Sale boss Alex Sanderson will keep a Saturday morning eye on how the club’s ex-winger Denny Solomona will fare with the Highland…
Liam Heagney
03 Jun 2022, 2:24
Interview
'I played rugby a year ago, I couldn't walk for three weeks after'
Nathan Hines will be glued to the TV this Saturday in Manchester, watching from afar as his old club Leinster goes in search of it…
Liam Heagney
27 May 2022, 4:22
'I was kind of lost in the rugby world, my name had gone quiet'
Joel Kpoku can’t quite believe it has turned out so good so quickly for him at Lyon. His December Top 14 debut was a disaster, i…
Liam Heagney
22 May 2022, 3:22
Haskell issues three-minute video apology after social media storm
Ex-England international James Haskell has published a three-minute video on Instagram to explain the social media storm he ignite…
Liam Heagney
17 May 2022, 11:04
