'A big mistake': Ruddock wades into row over bombshell WRU report
Grand Slam-winning coach Mike Ruddock has explained why it would be a big mistake if the WRU followed through on a recommendation …
Liam Heagney
07 May 2022, 7:02
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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.
Wasps: The Blair difference at Edinburgh compared to Cockerill
Wasps boss Lee Blackett is braced for a very different Edinburgh threat this Saturday now that the Scottish side is coached by Mik…
Liam Heagney
07 May 2022, 5:46
Confirmed: Newcastle name new boss as Dean Richards steps down
Newcastle have confirmed that Dean Richards will step down as director of rugby at the end of the current season, with head coach …
Liam Heagney
06 May 2022, 11:17
How 'really coachable' 19-year-old produced a 20-minute MOTM cameo
Last Sunday presented an incredible situation for the 19-year-old London Irish rookie Henry Arundell to capture the imagination an…
Liam Heagney
06 May 2022, 8:41
'He's well primed': Tuilagi back for Sale after last week's rest
Manu Tuilagi has been recalled to the Sale XV for their Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final away to Racing on Sunday but he won 
Liam Heagney
06 May 2022, 7:22
The half-time motivational chat that Sale admit they got so wrong
Sale are heading to Paris this weekend to take on Racing 92 with the painful half-time from their previous Heineken Champions Cup …
Liam Heagney
05 May 2022, 14:16
'I'm not sure I'm a fan of a golden point to tell you the truth'
London Irish head coach Les Kiss has shared his thoughts on whether a golden point tiebreaker needs to be introduced in the Gallag…
Liam Heagney
05 May 2022, 14:05
Wasps explain why Crossdale hasn't played Premiership since January
Wasps boss Lee Blackett has explained why England prospect Ali Crossdale hasn’t featured in his team’s Gallagher Premiership s…
Liam Heagney
05 May 2022, 6:48
'We look after each other and his mates have been strong for him'
London Irish head coach Les Kiss has shed light on the growing influence of ex-Ireland out-half Paddy Jackson in recent years at t…
Liam Heagney
04 May 2022, 14:05
Mike Prendergast coming home to Munster after nine years in France
Ex-Munster scrum-half Mike Prendergast is to rejoin the Irish club as its new attack coach from Racing 92. The soon-to-be 45-year-…
Liam Heagney
04 May 2022, 12:20
'Yard quicker up top': Wasps' verdict on Hougaard position switch
Wasps have been singing the praises of ex-Springboks international Francois Hougaard, their scrum-half signing last summer from Wo…
Liam Heagney
04 May 2022, 7:11
'You said Chris Ashton would only end up playing at Doncaster'
The Rugby Pod have this week celebrated the remarkable feat of Chris Ashton in setting a new all-time try-scoring record in the Ga…
Liam Heagney
04 May 2022, 6:20
'Unforgivable ineptitude': Pontypool demand WRU resignations
Rugby at grassroots level in Wales has been thrown into turmoil this week following an extraordinary statement by Pontypool after …
Liam Heagney
04 May 2022, 4:32
Sale factor 'black swan moment' into their plan for Finn Russell
Sale boss Alex Sanderson has spoken about the threat that the maverick Finn Russell presents to the Sharks' Heineken Champions Cup…
Liam Heagney
03 May 2022, 12:24
'We trialled it seven weeks ago': Wasps reveal new Mitchell role
Lee Blackett has revealed to RugbyPass that ex-England assistant John Mitchell is now doing a different role at Wasps following a …
Liam Heagney
03 May 2022, 9:47
'We all s**t ourselves because Tom Youngs was there'
Ex-Leicester teammates Jim Hamilton and Andy Goode have recalled the botched robbery simulation of the Tigers academy house that r…
Liam Heagney
03 May 2022, 8:01
'I'm going to say it frankly - Bath need to get rid of Hooper'
Rugby Pod co-hosts Jim Hamilton and Andy Goode have doubled down on the criticism voiced earlier this season about Bath boss Stuar…
Liam Heagney
03 May 2022, 6:43
RFU statement: The hospitalisation of CEO Bill Sweeney
The RFU have issued a statement on the health of Bill Sweeney, the chief executive who was admitted to the hospital last Friday wi…
Liam Heagney
03 May 2022, 5:46
'Final stages are tears and blood, business made on human misery'
Biarritz president Jean-Baptiste Aldige has branded the current promotion format to the Top 14 from Pro D2 as "tears and blood, a …
Liam Heagney
03 May 2022, 4:58
'Lot of work trying to make sure he doesn't make the same mistake'
Lee Blackett has given his assessment on how Jacob Umaga has responded after getting red carded in two consecutive games during th…
Liam Heagney
01 May 2022, 5:26
