The one Cipriani at Bath aspect that DoR Hooper 'can't argue with'
Bath director of rugby Stuart Hooper has delivered his verdict on the year Danny Cipriani has spent at the Gallagher Premiership c…
Liam Heagney
28 Apr 2022, 12:14
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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.
A painful training ground clash with Etzebeth still haunts Kolisi
Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi has recalled the terrible day when he was left wincing in pain after his friend Eben Etzebeth targe…
Liam Heagney
28 Apr 2022, 11:46
Steffon Armitage to quit Top 14 for the French third tier
Former England back-rower Steffon Armitage is set to swap Biarritz and life in the Top 14 for a stint at Nationale level, the thir…
Liam Heagney
28 Apr 2022, 11:03
Injured England duo Lawes and Curry return to Premiership action
Courtney Lawes and Tom Curry, the duo who captained England in their recent five-game Guinness Six Nations campaign, are back in a…
Liam Heagney
28 Apr 2022, 8:26
'Departs with our love': Alapati Leiua leaves Bristol for Pro D2
Bristol have confirmed that Alapati Leiua will depart the Gallagher Premiership club at the end of the season to join French Pro D…
Liam Heagney
28 Apr 2022, 8:03
Siya Kolisi: Where I'd like to play if I ever left South Africa
Springboks World Cup-winning skipper Siya Kolisi has revealed where he would like to play his club rugby if he ever left South Afr…
Liam Heagney
28 Apr 2022, 4:43
The 'brilliant bloke' Gloucester verdict on their Georgian gamble
Gloucester boss George Skivington has given his verdict on Giorgi Kveseladze, the unheralded Georgian international that the Galla…
Liam Heagney
27 Apr 2022, 8:01
New Munster signing suffers a season-ending injury at Bristol
New Munster signing Antoine Frisch has played his last match for Bristol as an injury sustained in last Friday's Gallagher Premier…
Liam Heagney
27 Apr 2022, 6:51
'Nugget' tactic mined by Sale on recent visit by Springboks bosses
It was quite the bye-week last week for Alex Sanderson and his fellow Sale coaches, beginning with a jolly in Barcelona and ending…
Liam Heagney
27 Apr 2022, 4:23
'Bit of a freak moment' has ruled Quirke out for Sale and England
Up-and-coming scrum-half Raffi Quirke has been ruled out from playing in the remainder of this season's campaign with Sale and fro…
Liam Heagney
26 Apr 2022, 12:38
What Gloucester make of hosting Worcester so soon after hearing
It was last Thursday when that cancelled Premiership verdict was published and the clubs will now face off on Wednesday night in t…
Liam Heagney
26 Apr 2022, 10:08
What Andy Goode made of Henry Slade as the Exeter No10
Ex-England international Andy Goode has rated the performance of Henry Slade, the Test level midfielder who started his first matc…
Liam Heagney
26 Apr 2022, 8:07
Loosehead Dave Kilcoyne ruled out of Ireland tour to New Zealand
Ireland loosehead Dave Kilcoyne has been ruled out of their July tour to New Zealand following a disappointing injury update issue…
Liam Heagney
26 Apr 2022, 6:34
'Where can I address the flowers?': Genge issues Moore response
England vice-captain Ellis Genge has taken to Twitter to issue his response to comments by ex-Test level hooker Brian Moore in a …
Liam Heagney
26 Apr 2022, 6:04
Interview
'When your knee goes at England camp, that's just the game'
Beno Obano can't wait. The Bath prop is nearly mended from the ACL ruptured last October, but it's not just the prospect of an app…
Liam Heagney
24 Apr 2022, 4:14
Concern over 'creating false market for English-qualified players'
London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney has dived into an issue that is sure to dominate the conversation around the Gallaghe…
Liam Heagney
24 Apr 2022, 3:45
Esterhuizen excellence in a different sport lifts Harlequins' mood
Andre Esterhuizen showed his prowess at another sport this week to help lift the gloomy mood at Harlequins following their dramati…
Liam Heagney
22 Apr 2022, 14:12
'He is playing like a guy that wants to take the club somewhere'
With Exeter having doubts that England back-rower Sam Simmonds will play for them again this season due to a hip/groin injury desc…
Liam Heagney
22 Apr 2022, 3:51
The 'no airs or graces' backstory to an unexpected England call-up
London Irish boss Declan Kidney has given an insight into Tom Pearson, the unknown rookie flanker surprisingly called into the Eng…
Liam Heagney
21 Apr 2022, 14:30
Baxter gives his take on Jack Nowell wearing the Munster shirt
Last Saturday's bizarre sight of Exeter winger Jack Nowell wearing a Munster jersey while seated in the Thomond Park stands on his…
Liam Heagney
21 Apr 2022, 7:47
