Ireland explain Hansen inclusion, react to Scotland axing Russell
Ireland coach Andy Farrell has explained why Mack Hansen is back in the starting line-up to face a Scotland team this Saturday tha…
Liam Heagney
17 Mar 2022, 12:04
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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.
Impressive newcomer Capuozzo rewarded as Italy make two changes
Kieran Crowley has picked an Italy team for this Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations finale in Wales that contains two changes from …
Liam Heagney
17 Mar 2022, 10:15
'She was bloody right': The anthem advice that shook up O'Driscoll
Brian O’Driscoll has revealed it took the intervention of his mother to cop himself on and sing both Ireland anthems with real p…
Liam Heagney
17 Mar 2022, 8:00
France make one change for their Grand Slam decider versus England
Fabien Galthie has named a France side to play England in this Saturday’s title-deciding Six Nations game that shows one change …
Liam Heagney
17 Mar 2022, 7:08
'A brilliant opportunity for me': JP Doyle is back in rugby
Ex-RFU referee JP Doyle has been named as Scottish rugby’s high-performance referee coach in a newly created role put in place b…
Liam Heagney
16 Mar 2022, 12:48
Six Nations statement: Charlie Ewels' disciplinary hearing outcome
England second row Charlie Ewels has been banned for three games following last Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations red card. The lo…
Liam Heagney
16 Mar 2022, 10:47
'A deeply unpleasant experience': London Irish coach banned
London Irish have been dealt a blow with the suspension of midfielder Curtis Rona and assistant coach Brad Davis following a virtu…
Liam Heagney
16 Mar 2022, 10:21
'It's something we've talked about, chopping the big fellas down'
Sam Simmonds has spoken about how last Saturday’s red card for Charlie Ewels has helped focus the minds of England players as th…
Liam Heagney
16 Mar 2022, 6:19
'I thought, who is going to argue with them two, so I picked them'
France defence coach Shaun Edwards has explained the logic behind selecting the no-nonsense Paul Willemse and Romain Taofifenua as…
Liam Heagney
16 Mar 2022, 5:32
Leicester statement: Tigers respond to £300k salary cap punishment
Leicester Tigers have issued their response after the conclusion of the Premiership Rugby salary cap investigation resulted in the…
Liam Heagney
15 Mar 2022, 11:59
Rees-Zammit and Jones are back as Wales make 7 changes for Italy
Wales coach Wayne Pivac has named a starting team to face Italy this Saturday in the Guinness Six Nations that shows seven changes…
Liam Heagney
15 Mar 2022, 11:19
Max Malins the big casualty as England cut squad to 28 for France
Max Malins was the biggest casualty when Eddie Jones cut his England squad from 34 t0 28 on Tuesday afternoon ahead of this Saturd…
Liam Heagney
15 Mar 2022, 10:46
Premiership Rugby statement: Leicester salary cap investigation
Premiership Rugby have issued a Tuesday lunchtime statement confirming their salary cap investigation into Leicester Tigers is ove…
Liam Heagney
15 Mar 2022, 10:12
The 'big' reason why one England player doesn't want Jones sacked
Knives have been sharpened for Eddie Jones in the wake of the England loss to Ireland - but one player who had plenty to feel aggr…
Liam Heagney
15 Mar 2022, 9:44
'Wow, what an athlete, he is almost like an NFL player'
Shaun Edwards has given his rundown on the current England team, the France defence coach singling out a number of players - inclu…
Liam Heagney
15 Mar 2022, 8:02
'It's reckless - there is one loser here and it is James Ryan'
Former Scotland second row Jim Hamilton had predicted that red-carded England lock Charlie Ewels will be on the receiving end of a…
Liam Heagney
15 Mar 2022, 6:18
'Second rows of his size and calibre are like teddy bear s***'
One of the downsides of the annual Guinness Six Nations is how the spotlight turns away from the Gallagher Premiership and some he…
Liam Heagney
13 Mar 2022, 7:30
Barnes' new assistant ref is ex-player he red-carded for stamping
Wayne Barnes has tweeted about this Sunday’s very different reunion with Nick Wood nine years after he sent the ex-Gloucester pr…
Liam Heagney
13 Mar 2022, 6:00
'Not over': The forgotten England prop tipped for a future recall
Rob Baxter is tipping forgotten England tighthead Harry Williams to fight his way into Test level contention again once he fully g…
Liam Heagney
13 Mar 2022, 5:28
Four awful England takeaways that spinning Eddie Jones can't ignore
It’s getting silly now, all this talk about new England attack coach Martin Gleeson honing a new style of rugby that has never b…
Liam Heagney
13 Mar 2022, 4:53
