Canny ref message from London Irish amid glut of Premiership reds
Declan Kidney has got no hang-ups about the high number of Gallagher Premiership matches that London Irish have been involved in t…
Liam Heagney
26 Mar 2022, 6:10
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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.
'He was desperate': The legacy Fekitoa is driven to leave at Wasps
Lee Blackett has enthusiastically explained that ex-All Blacks midfielder Malakai Fekitoa is desperate to end his stint at Wasps a…
Liam Heagney
25 Mar 2022, 13:33
Worcester statement: Gloucester match cancelled over lack of props
Friday night’s Gallagher Premiership clash between Gloucester and Worcester at Kingsholm has been cancelled just five hours befo…
Liam Heagney
25 Mar 2022, 11:02
Hogg left out as Exeter name team to take on a stacked Leicester
Rob Baxter has slotted England internationals Henry Slade and Sam Simmonds straight back into his Exeter team following the comple…
Liam Heagney
25 Mar 2022, 10:34
Owen Farrell is back as Saracens show their spurs for Bristol
England skipper Owen Farrell is set to play for a star-studded Saracens XV on Saturday for the first time since October 24, the ou…
Liam Heagney
25 Mar 2022, 8:40
Six Nations statement: Tomas Francis' concussion versus England
Six Nations officials have published their investigation into the concussion controversy over Wales prop Tomas Francis, who was al…
Liam Heagney
25 Mar 2022, 8:09
Exclusive
The 'smashing' verdict of ex-Ireland boss Kidney on Andy Farrell
Former Ireland boss Declan Kidney believes that the upcoming tour to New Zealand 14 months before the start of the 2023 World Cup …
Liam Heagney
24 Mar 2022, 12:34
'There must have been, he's lying to us, tell us the truth...'
Out-of-favour Scotland forward Ryan Wilson was tongue-in-cheek branded a dinosaur when reacting to international newcomer Freddie …
Liam Heagney
24 Mar 2022, 10:58
Analysis
How the 29 England players capped in the 2022 Six Nations rated
Collectively, the Guinness Six Nations campaign was a best-forgotten endeavour for England as they managed just two wins from five…
Liam Heagney
23 Mar 2022, 12:36
'An inspiration': England skipper Farrell fit for Saracens return
Saracens have confirmed that Owen Farrell is in the mix for them this Saturday in the Gallagher Premiership having fought back to …
Liam Heagney
23 Mar 2022, 11:28
The Jack Willis situation: 'It was a pretty smart play by England'
Wasps boss Lee Blackett has hailed the England decision to call the fit-again Jack Willis into their squads for the recent round f…
Liam Heagney
23 Mar 2022, 6:21
How 'loved' Ellis Genge tactic ultimately left sour England taste
It was quite an eye-catching statistic, prop forward Ellis Genge emerging as the England player that made the most metres away to …
Liam Heagney
23 Mar 2022, 5:33
Worcester statement: Willi Heinz has left with immediate effect
Former England scrum-half Willi Heinz has been released from his contract with Worcester by mutual agreement to return to his nati…
Liam Heagney
22 Mar 2022, 13:01
What Wasps have made of Alfie Barbeary not getting an England cap
Wasps boss Lee Blackett has reported that Alfie Barbeary has returned to the fold at the Gallagher Premiership club feeling “rea…
Liam Heagney
22 Mar 2022, 12:21
'Eddie Jones and England are deluded': Rugby Pod's damning verdict
The Rugby Pod have become the latest critics to heavily unload on Eddie Jones and the RFU following another Guinness Six Nations c…
Liam Heagney
22 Mar 2022, 9:49
Goode takes swipe at Woodward's 'ridiculous rugby oracle' persona
Ex-England international Andy Goode has taken a swipe at Clive Woodward for the ridiculous persona he has when commentating on rug…
Liam Heagney
22 Mar 2022, 7:42
The Springboks transformation that Jones wants England to mirror
Eddie Jones has insisted that England are on track to peak at the 2023 World Cup, insisting he has no regrets about not blooding y…
Liam Heagney
21 Mar 2022, 4:44
England's verdict on how new assistants fared in first Six Nations
Eddie Jones has given his seal of approval to the three assistant coaches that worked for the first time under him with England in…
Liam Heagney
20 Mar 2022, 18:00
'100 per cent I'm coaching well': Jones fights corner at debrief
Eddie Jones insisted on Sunday morning from Paris that his England team are just “three per cent off” where they need to be to…
Liam Heagney
20 Mar 2022, 4:31
The message Farrell delivered with All Blacks next for Ireland
No sooner had Andy Farrell trooped in off the Aviva Stadium pitch on Saturday night did thoughts quickly turn to what is on the ho…
Liam Heagney
20 Mar 2022, 4:30
