The 'sweet spot' Sale hope to hit loaning out their young players
Sale Sharks will look to strengthen their fledgling relationship with Caldy after the Wirral outfit won promotion to the Champions…
Liam Heagney
22 May 2022, 5:46
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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.
Interview
Caelan Doris on how Leinster are meeting physical force with smarts
Just a few days after their Heineken Champions Cup semi-final win over Toulouse, Caelan Doris was shedding light on the level of L…
Liam Heagney
22 May 2022, 5:00
Leinster player ratings vs Munster | URC
The inclusion of the fit-again Jordan Larmour and Ryan Baird to take on Munster did give Saturday evening’s game with Munster so…
Liam Heagney
21 May 2022, 16:20
Interview
'Crooked fingers and a nose that can't smell much, but it's fine'
Sean O’Brien beamed his best smile when asked the other day by RugbyPass how his body is feeling with the curtain set to fall on…
Liam Heagney
21 May 2022, 4:26
The Deano personality clash advice that Walder has never forgotten
With the curtain soon set to fall on Dean Richards’ decade-long run in charge at Newcastle, incoming Falcons boss Dave Walder h…
Liam Heagney
21 May 2022, 4:09
European finalists Leinster name entirely changed XV for URC derby
Fresh from beating Toulouse last Saturday in Dublin, Heineken Champions Cup finalists Leinster have named an entirely different st…
Liam Heagney
20 May 2022, 8:04
Paul Gustard linked with a switch to the Top 14 - report
Ex-England assistant Paul Gustard has been linked with a switch to the Top 14 for next season. It was 2018 when Eddie Jones’ def…
Liam Heagney
20 May 2022, 7:17
'He's a kid, Eben, a kid in the body of a colossus'
Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre has explained his January criticism of Springboks talisman Eben Etzebeth as “a handicap” for…
Liam Heagney
20 May 2022, 6:38
'That is what the strictly policed salary should create'
Exeter and Sale both sounded at peace this week that are unlikely to make the Gallagher Premiership semi-finals this season eleven…
Liam Heagney
20 May 2022, 5:41
'We were driving around every day looking for training pitches'
Ex-England international Dean Schofield has revealed that the Premiership title-winning Sale used to drive around during the Phili…
Liam Heagney
20 May 2022, 4:16
O'Brien: 'Nothing's set in stone, I'm open to every conversation'
Sean O’Brien has claimed he still hasn’t made a concrete decision on what his future will be once he retires from playing afte…
Liam Heagney
19 May 2022, 11:27
'He's not far off': What Sanderson took from his Jones dinner date
Sale boss Alex Sanderson has given an insight into the conversations that took place in Manchester when England boss Eddie Jones v…
Liam Heagney
19 May 2022, 7:29
'Like anyone it hit him like a bit of a train'
Incoming Newcastle boss Dave Walder is hoping the Falcons will soon complete negotiations to being Mark Wilson on board his coachi…
Liam Heagney
19 May 2022, 6:21
EPCR statement: 2023 European finals moved from London to Dublin
Next year’s Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals won’t be taking place at the Tottenham Stadium in London as origin…
Liam Heagney
19 May 2022, 5:16
Ex-Harlequins boss Gustard gives verdict on first year in Italy
Former Harlequins boss Paul Gustard has delivered his verdict on how he has fared as the defence coach in his first year working a…
Liam Heagney
18 May 2022, 11:53
'It was very tough for George': Newcastle's England hooker rivalry
Incoming Newcastle boss Dave Walder has shed light on the rivalry that exists between George McGuigan and Jamie Blamire, the two F…
Liam Heagney
18 May 2022, 10:21
Manchester visit by Jones has left Sale 'confident' over Tuilagi
Sale boss Alex Sanderson believes the Sharks and England are on the same wavelength about what is best for the delicate Manu Tuila…
Liam Heagney
18 May 2022, 6:52
The 'discreet' opinion Jones has formed about Rennie's Australia
Eddie Jones believes that Australian rugby is in a very different place compared to the last time England toured his native countr…
Liam Heagney
17 May 2022, 14:56
The 2am Saturday night texts Jonny Hill is sending Alex Sanderson
Alex Sanderson is excited about the potential relationship that can be built with England lock Jonny Hill, the Sale director of ru…
Liam Heagney
17 May 2022, 14:13
Leinster issue injured trio update, including 'hobbling' Furlong
Leinster were left nursing some wounds in the aftermath of defeating Toulouse in the Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals, but coach…
Liam Heagney
14 May 2022, 14:41
