Sale statement: The post-game Jonny Hill altercation with a Bath fan
An epic last-four contest had just been settled in favour of Bath on a 31-23 scoreline when Hill, who had sat in the coaches' box …
Liam Heagney
01 Jun 2024, 13:19
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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.
Late Annett try sends Bath to the final for first time since 2015
In the end, this second semi came down to a training ground play that Bath would have executed time and time again out at Farleigh…
Liam Heagney
01 Jun 2024, 11:36
Leinster hit back from Champions loss to put five tries on Connacht
They scored three tries to establish an insurmountable 21-0 lead and while they curiously didn’t score again for a full 40 minut…
Liam Heagney
31 May 2024, 15:38
Just one Bath change as they look to reach a first final since 2015
Bath blew away an understrength Northampton 43-12 in their last outing on May 18 to clinch second place on the table and secure a …
Liam Heagney
31 May 2024, 6:43
Manu Tuilagi-less Sale change two, name Tom Curry on a six/two bench
Tom Curry is set to play for the first time since October after he was named on a bench that has a six/two forwards/backs split. …
Liam Heagney
31 May 2024, 6:23
14 names on the Cardiff leavers list, including Halaholo and Timani
A statement read: “Cardiff Rugby can confirm 14 players will depart the club following the culmination of the 2023/24 season at …
Liam Heagney
31 May 2024, 3:33
Three changes for Saracens, including a recall for Billy Vunipola
The Montpellier-bound No8 hasn’t been in the starting team since the April 6 Investec Champions Cup hammering at Bordeaux, inste…
Liam Heagney
30 May 2024, 7:38
Northampton make 13 changes for semi-final, also name six/two bench
The table-topping Saints sent an understrength side to The Rec knowing they already had a semi-final fixture guaranteed for Frankl…
Liam Heagney
30 May 2024, 7:05
Kolisi, Carter, Wilkinson help launch Global Rugby Players Foundation
Supported by both World Rugby and International Rugby Players, former Wallabies captain George Gregan will chair the new independe…
Liam Heagney
30 May 2024, 4:00
Munster statement: The signing of Thaakir Abrahams from Lyon
The 34-year-old ex-Ireland international decided not to continue playing in 2024/25, paving the way for the club to rubber-stamp t…
Liam Heagney
29 May 2024, 10:27
Ealing confirm five new signings, including Saints' Geordie Irvine
Fresh from their campaign-ending 59-12 win over Bedford last weekend, director of rugby Ben Ward has spent this week rolling out h…
Liam Heagney
29 May 2024, 10:07
The 'encouraging thing' fuelling Saracens for their away semi-final
The London club lost at Franklin’s Gardens nine weeks ago when they last visited, coming second best on a scoreline of 30-41.
Liam Heagney
29 May 2024, 6:29
'Sod it': Sale call out Premiership awards, tickets advert snubs
The director of rugby also called out a tournament tickets advert that failed to include a picture of any Sharks player.
Liam Heagney
29 May 2024, 4:55
Japan-based Max Douglas becomes Scarlets' fourth 2024/25 signing
Dwayne Peel had already confirmed the signings of prop Alec Hepburn, hooker Marnus van der Merwe, and full-back Ellis Mee.
Liam Heagney
28 May 2024, 11:28
Exclusive
Jack Nowell: 'You can’t fault what I’m doing at the moment'
Ile de Re is an Atlantic coast island connected to the French mainland via a 2.9km toll bridge and the Nowells are well settled ju…
Liam Heagney
26 May 2024, 3:53
Sale stun champions Saracens in London to book semi-final at Bath
This fixture featuring last year’s Twickenham final clubs was the tie of the final Gallagher Premiership round. Second versus fo…
Liam Heagney
18 May 2024, 11:11
Saracens issue warning about a 'new level' Sale don't get credit for
The second place Londoners play host to the fourth place Manchester side this Saturday at the StoneX in the final round of the reg…
Liam Heagney
16 May 2024, 5:32
Saracens explain why Billy Vunipola had his game time restricted
The bonus-point victory qualified them for the end-of-season play-offs and left them in the driving seat to clinch a home semi-fin…
Liam Heagney
11 May 2024, 13:32
Analysis
Saracens player ratings vs Bristol | 2023/24 Gallagher Premiership
Come the finish, it was the back-in-second-place Londoners who were cheering from the rooftops following their emphatic 41-20 succ…
Liam Heagney
11 May 2024, 12:22
Saracens clinch semi-final spot despite eight minutes with 13 players
Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon was in keeping with this must-watch pattern, with two in-form title contenders putting their rec…
Liam Heagney
11 May 2024, 11:09
