'He understands his best weight for his power and his size'
Away from the suffocating confines of Twickenham last Saturday where England managed just a single try from a lineout overthrow ag…
Liam Heagney
02 Mar 2022, 3:32
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Liam Heagney
@heagneyl
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.
Bath tackle a 'few red flags' waved after Underhill skips comeback
Bath boss Stuart Hooper has insisted that Sam Underhill hasn’t suffered a fresh concussion setback and that his late withdrawal …
Liam Heagney
01 Mar 2022, 12:35
'Business as normal': Saracens' Mark McCall back at work after break
Mark McCall had returned to work as the Saracens director of rugby just over a month after it was revealed on January 28 by the Ga…
Liam Heagney
01 Mar 2022, 9:40
Cryptic Erasmus tweet about the tackle that left Adams needing HIA
Springboks World Cup winner Rassie Erasmus has ended his recent Twitter hibernation by posting twice about last Saturday’s late-…
Liam Heagney
01 Mar 2022, 7:55
Bath announce three signings and name their new attack coach
The huge overhaul at Bath ahead of the summer arrival of Johann van Graan as the Gallagher Premiership club's new head coach from …
Liam Heagney
01 Mar 2022, 5:54
The subtle dig Andy Farrell has aimed at Jones' 'new' England
Andy Farrell has taken a subtle dig at Eddie Jones’ ‘new’ England ahead of the March 12 visit by Ireland to Twickenham for a…
Liam Heagney
01 Mar 2022, 4:52
Ireland name 27-man squad as preparations start for England game
Andy Farrell has named a 27-man Ireland squad for this week’s fallow-week Guinness Six Nations camp in Dublin which includes a f…
Liam Heagney
01 Mar 2022, 4:02
'It's just weird': Even Ireland were miffed by uncontested scrums
What unfolded in Dublin on Sunday did little for rugby as a spectacle, practically a full hour of the Ireland versus Italy Guinnes…
Liam Heagney
27 Feb 2022, 12:56
Analysis
We like Crowley but Italy keep finding terrible ways to lose
An upset Guinness Six Nations result was never on the cards before kick-off in Dublin on Sunday.
Liam Heagney
27 Feb 2022, 11:58
Opinion
Ireland player ratings vs Italy | Six Nations 2022
Ireland player ratings: Eight points behind France with an inferior 36-points difference coming into this Guinness Six Nations rou…
Liam Heagney
27 Feb 2022, 11:14
An ex-England No9 isn't sure about Randall as a Test scrum-half
Harry Randall is set to appear in the biggest rugby match of his career this Saturday, the 24-year-old getting chosen at the start…
Liam Heagney
26 Feb 2022, 5:53
'Kruis is just making a load of coin... bloody hell, good for him'
The past fortnight has been quite the contrasting time for 32-year-olds rugby players Ben Youngs, George Kruis and Mark Wilson, a …
Liam Heagney
25 Feb 2022, 11:10
England pay 'frightening' ref Adamson a contact area compliment
England have paid a compliment to Mike Adamson, the referee whose ability to properly manage this Saturday’s Guinness Six Nation…
Liam Heagney
25 Feb 2022, 11:04
Emotional Andy Farrell's lovely tribute to the late Inga Tuigamala
Ireland coach Andy Farrell has paid a beautifully emotional tribute to Va'aiga Tuigamala, his former Wigan rugby league teammate w…
Liam Heagney
25 Feb 2022, 10:55
'The thing that kills me': Kyle Sinckler as you've never seen him
England prop Kyle Sinckler is set to appear in a compelling documentary on Monday about his native south London and how it kills h…
Liam Heagney
25 Feb 2022, 7:43
Debut for Lowry as Ireland change six but Sexton given bench role
Ireland boss Andy Farrell has made six changes to his team to take on Italy this Sunday in the Guinness Six Nations, having a debu…
Liam Heagney
25 Feb 2022, 7:11
Three changes for Italy for Sunday's game away to Ireland
Italy boss Kieran Crowley has made three changes to his team to take on Ireland this Sunday in the Guinness Six Nations in Dublin.
Liam Heagney
25 Feb 2022, 6:27
England give update on seriousness of the latest Tuilagi injury
England assistant coach Richard Cockerill has delivered an update on the fresh hamstring problem that ruled Manu Tuilagi out of co…
Liam Heagney
25 Feb 2022, 5:26
The 78 per cent Test stat that has England aiming for a fast start
Eddie Jones has placed his faith in Harry Randall quickening the England tempo from the kick-off on Saturday in the hope that the …
Liam Heagney
25 Feb 2022, 3:45
Interview
'I'm still able to go for my Nandos, I don't get hassled too much'
Impressive performances this month are nothing new to Marcus Smith, the exuberant out-half who has fast become the latest poster b…
Liam Heagney
19 Feb 2022, 2:40
