Rassie Erasmus has tweeted his reply to World Rugby water boy ban
South African director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has taken to Twitter to post his response to the decision by World Rugby to ban dir…
Liam Heagney
17 May 2022, 9:31
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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.
The Wallabies legend Jones likens 'desire to attack' Arundell to
Eddie Jones has explained why new England call-up Henry Arundell reminds him of the legendary Matt Giteau, the 39-year-old who bro…
Liam Heagney
17 May 2022, 8:43
'Sam will be unlikely because he is going to be having an op'
Sam Simmonds has been described by his Exeter boss Rob Baxter as unlikely to tour this summer with England as he is due to have an…
Liam Heagney
17 May 2022, 7:12
Teen sensation Henry Arundell named in 36-man England squad
Eddie Jones has named a 36-man squad - including uncapped London Irish pair Henry Arundell and Will Joseph and the fit-again Owen …
Liam Heagney
17 May 2022, 5:27
Era of 'Rassie the water boy' is over as World Rugby trial new law
The era of the likes of Rassie Erasmus running onto the Test match pitch delivering water to his Springboks is over after World Ru…
Liam Heagney
17 May 2022, 4:38
'That was Steve just being cute as we'd call it in Ireland'
Ahead of Tuesday night’s Premiership Rugby Cup final at Brentford, London Irish boss Declan Kidney has curiously referenced last…
Liam Heagney
17 May 2022, 4:13
'The thing that is taking up most of my headspace at the minute'
Leinster have booked themselves the chance to win a fifth Heineken Champions Cup title by progressing to the May 28 final versus L…
Liam Heagney
16 May 2022, 4:17
'There will be speculation now if he could play 12 for Ireland'
Leinster skipper Johnny Sexton has quipped that a jaw-dropping pass from Tadgh Furlong will ignite speculation that the popular pr…
Liam Heagney
16 May 2022, 4:15
The 'pinch of salt' Sexton reaction to Leinster beating Toulouse
Player of the game Johnny Sexton wasn’t shouting in celebration from the Aviva Stadium rooftops after Leinster had blasted past …
Liam Heagney
14 May 2022, 14:05
Leinster player ratings vs Toulouse | Champions Cup semi-final
Leinster player ratings live from Aviva Stadium: This blockbuster encounter between the Heineken Champions Cup’s two most honour…
Liam Heagney
14 May 2022, 12:40
'Eddie was over': Irish confirm England interest in Arundell
London Irish boss Declan Kidney has insisted that Henry Arundell, who is on the England radar following last week’s training gro…
Liam Heagney
13 May 2022, 9:15
Maro v Eben head-to-head confirmed: Saracens and Toulon name teams
England talisman Maro Itoje is set to renew his rivalry with Springboks lock Eben Etzebeth as they have been respectively named at…
Liam Heagney
13 May 2022, 7:37
All Blacks prop Karl Tu'inukuafe linked with a return to France
All Blacks prop Karl Tu'inukuafe has been linked with a return to France seven years after he first went there and learned how to …
Liam Heagney
13 May 2022, 7:01
The video message Eddie Jones posted after Australia's RWC bid win
Eddie Jones was quick off the mark in the wake of Thursday’s announcement that Australia is to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, th…
Liam Heagney
13 May 2022, 3:47
'When Jimmy made that decision to leave his game upped actually'
Wasps boss Lee Blackett doesn’t believe rugby is witnessing the start of a trend where players regularly play on professionally …
Liam Heagney
13 May 2022, 3:34
Exclusive
'His heart is still with Australia and we would love to have him'
Phil Kearns has told RugbyPass the reasons why he would love England boss Eddie Jones to have some role to play for Australia when…
Liam Heagney
13 May 2022, 3:18
Opinion
A World Cup bid day in stark contrast to 2017's blood on the floor
No matter what way you turned on Thursday at the sleek Dublin Convention Centre looking out over the low tide River Liffey, you we…
Liam Heagney
12 May 2022, 13:38
World Rugby makes ambitious 'do what we say on the tin' promise
World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin has insisted his organisation is doing everything it can to ensure that the likes of second-tier natio…
Liam Heagney
12 May 2022, 13:27
'Right runway' has rugby believing in 'a billion-dollar World Cup'
World Rugby boss Alan Gilpin has shrugged off fears that selling 2031 World Cup tickets in the USA will be a hard sell, claiming t…
Liam Heagney
12 May 2022, 13:22
Interview
'What stuck out was some of the messages were pretty disgusting'
Simon McIntyre couldn’t help himself a year ago when Sale boss Alex Sanderson wanted a chat. He was a wide-eyed 20-year-old when…
Liam Heagney
08 May 2022, 4:14
