'A lot of teams would like to have those unsuccessful seasons'
Rob Baxter claimed on Saturday night that numerous clubs would love to have the type of season that Exeter have endured - getting …
Liam Heagney
16 Apr 2022, 14:09
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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 'downward spiral' Sam Simmonds injury update from Exeter
Exeter boss Rob Baxter hasn't written off the chances of Sam Simmonds playing again for the Chiefs this season even though he is u…
Liam Heagney
16 Apr 2022, 12:32
Opinion
Exeter player ratings vs Munster | Champions Cup round of 16
Exeter player ratings live from Thomond Park: This was epic Easter fare every bit as absorbing and exhausting as the tumult the la…
Liam Heagney
16 Apr 2022, 11:25
How 'one of the most penalised props' is now so dominant for Quins
Scrum coach Adam Jones has hailed the transformation this season at Harlequins by their 30-year-old tighthead Will Collier. The pr…
Liam Heagney
15 Apr 2022, 10:39
End is nigh for banned Latu at Stade after club owner's outburst
Ex-Wallabies hooker Tolu Latu is set to leave Stade Francais after a suspension for his latest red card reportedly prompted a stin…
Liam Heagney
15 Apr 2022, 9:07
Exeter missing Sam Simmonds as Munster bring back their stars
Sam Simmonds will be absent for Exeter this Saturday in Limerick as they seek to protect a five-point first leg European advantage…
Liam Heagney
15 Apr 2022, 7:21
'The magic in his feet' reason why Sale are promising to entertain
Alex Sanderson is hoping that his youthful back three of Luke James, Arron Reed and Tom Roebuck can let rip at Ashton Gate and tip…
Liam Heagney
15 Apr 2022, 5:04
Ex-All Blacks winger Waisake Naholo has picked up an MLR deal
Former All Blacks winger Waisake Naholo has signed for Rugby United New York in the MLR after failing to pick up a team for the 20…
Liam Heagney
15 Apr 2022, 3:55
Interview
'I was back at the airport with another hangover 24 years on'
It's a weird coincidence not lost on Andy Nicol, the Bath Heineken Cup-winning captain. Not since that fateful January 1998 day in…
Liam Heagney
14 Apr 2022, 12:20
Punishment meted out for 'head-high Challenge Cup assault'
Former Argentine sevens player Axel Muller has been banned for five matches following his ugly red-carded hit last Friday night fo…
Liam Heagney
14 Apr 2022, 10:41
LNR publishes the result of its O'Gara, Urios disciplinary hearing
Ronan O'Gara and Christophe Urios have learned their fate following a tempestuous sideline clash during a recent Top 14 match.
Liam Heagney
14 Apr 2022, 5:28
Why Nigel Owens won't support the 20-minute red card law trial
Retired Test referee Nigel Owens has doubled down on his fears that the 20-minute red card in rugby won't change player behaviour.
Liam Heagney
14 Apr 2022, 3:32
Finn Russell has broken his silence about difficult Six Nations
Finn Russell has given his take on his difficult Guinness Six Nations campaign which culminated in him getting dropped to the Scot…
Liam Heagney
13 Apr 2022, 8:51
Lowry reveals the reason for abandoning trademark white scrum cap
Ulster full-back Michael Lowry has revealed why he has dispensed with his trademark white scrum cap in recent months. The distinct…
Liam Heagney
13 Apr 2022, 6:52
Premiership Rugby statement on cancelled Gloucester-Worcester game
Premiership Rugby officials have issued an update regarding the adjudication of the cancelled March 25 Gallagher Premiership match…
Liam Heagney
13 Apr 2022, 5:31
The latest 'mind-stretching' Sale exercise to improve their play
Alex Sanderson has revealed that one of the world's leading neuropsychologists visited the Sale squad at their Carrington training…
Liam Heagney
13 Apr 2022, 4:19
'Low degree of force' sees Gibson-Park free to play after hearing
Ireland scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park has been cleared to play for Leinster in Friday's Heineken Champions Cup round of 16 second…
Liam Heagney
13 Apr 2022, 3:46
'Unbelievable' Mike Brown verdict on new England full-back Steward
Mike Brown has run his critical eye over the new England full-back Freddie Steward and given the first Test season rookie a glowin…
Liam Heagney
13 Apr 2022, 3:15
'Smoked by Burger and de Villiers': The England debut from hell
Mike Brown has painfully recalled his hellish England Test debut 15 years ago as a wide-eyed 21-year-old on the receiving end of a…
Liam Heagney
12 Apr 2022, 12:10
The message Declan Kidney has for new Munster boss Rowntree
Two-time Heineken Cup winner Declan Kidney has given his reaction to ex-England assistant Graham Rowntree becoming the new head c…
Liam Heagney
12 Apr 2022, 6:43
