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The bold prediction that Ben Kay has made about the future of Bath
There’s nothing worse than having to jazz up a poor on-pitch spectacle to keep viewers tuned in, but the calibre of the entertai…
Liam Heagney
06 Jun 2024, 3:27
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Liam Heagney
@heagneyl
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.
Newcastle statement: The exit of defence coach Scott Baldwin
The retired Wales hooker joined the Gallagher Premiership club last summer as part of the refreshed management ticket under new bo…
Liam Heagney
05 Jun 2024, 8:10
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'There's a bit of Farrell, he doesn’t mind trying to throw a big hit'
The recently turned 22-year-old out-half will start this weekend’s Gallagher Premiership final as the Northampton No10 versus Ba…
Liam Heagney
05 Jun 2024, 7:28
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Omar Hassanein: 'We can’t just dump them at any point in their lives'
Trafalgar Square was a haven for football last Thursday morning with a bustling fans village having just opened ahead of the UEFA …
Liam Heagney
05 Jun 2024, 3:16
Latest twist has emerged in the Stuart Hogg return-to-play saga
It was last July when he brought forward his planned retirement by three months, claiming that he didn’t have it in him to play …
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2024, 9:45
The 'bit of s*** already' Ollie Lawrence has had from Fin Smith
The pair have remained buddies since their days together at Worcester, whose October 2022 liquidation resulted in both players qui…
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2024, 7:26
Namibia RU: Lifetime playing ban for player who attacked referee
He has also been suspended from all forms of rugby – including coaching, refereeing and administration – for 156 weeks through…
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2024, 6:09
Leinster make offer for Rabah Slimani to replace Ala’alatoa – report
The 34-year-old tighthead’s 57-cap Test career ended following the 2019 Rugby World Cup, so there would be no international dist…
Liam Heagney
04 Jun 2024, 4:38
Seven Sale, six Saracens players named in England squad of 33
Steve Borthwick last week gathered 19 players for a week one training camp where selection was limited to players from the six clu…
Liam Heagney
03 Jun 2024, 13:00
Championship statement: 'We continue to seek urgent meetings'
In April, the governing body of English rugby agreed in principle that the 2025/26 Championship should consist of 14 clubs, two m…
Liam Heagney
03 Jun 2024, 12:00
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Ross Adair: From the rugby scrap heap to the Cricket World Cup
It was January 2019 when RugbyPass originally touched base with the former Ulster player who had fallen on hard times at Jersey an…
Liam Heagney
03 Jun 2024, 4:06
Analysis
Jonny Hill and three other Bath vs Sale talking points
There will always be a nagging old traditionalist feeling that the winners of a league in rugby should be the team at the top when…
Liam Heagney
02 Jun 2024, 8:24
The 'no easy feat' tribute Bath have paid to Finn Russell
There were fears just eight weeks ago that the Scotland international’s season could be over as he left the pitch at Exeter’s …
Liam Heagney
02 Jun 2024, 6:35
Alex Sanderson: 'Victims of our own demise but all credit to Bath'
Last season’s beaten finalists appeared poised to reach a second successive final when they courageously fought back from traili…
Liam Heagney
02 Jun 2024, 4:36
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Jonny Wilkinson: 'From the very beginning, I was driven by huge fear'
It’s 10 years ago this very weekend when he last laced up, guiding Toulon with aplomb around the Stade de France to see off Cast…
Liam Heagney
02 Jun 2024, 3:41
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Rachael Burford: ‘I haven’t been emotional yet but I will be’
This Sunday, she will begin her own transition away from playing as Harlequins’ Premiership Women’s Rugby fixture versus Trail…
Liam Heagney
02 Jun 2024, 3:00
Sale verdict on the Tom Curry comeback, his England tour prospects
The back-rower hadn't been on a rugby pitch since England clinched their bronze medal win over Argentina at the Rugby World Cup.
Liam Heagney
02 Jun 2024, 2:40
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Dan Carter: 'When I did finish, it was like oh s***, who am I?'
It says a lot about Carter’s character and his enduring love for the game that he is prepared to muck in with the rank and file …
Liam Heagney
01 Jun 2024, 16:18
Analysis
Bath player ratings vs Sale | 2023/24 Premiership semi-final
On paper, a home semi-final gave the success-starved 1996 champions every chance of reaching a first Premiership final since 2015.
Liam Heagney
01 Jun 2024, 13:39
Seven uncapped players named in 19-strong England training squad
England signed off on their recent Guinness Six Nations with a third-place finish following a narrow March 16 defeat to France in …
Liam Heagney
26 May 2024, 13:00
