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Liam Heagney

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.

What Harlequins have made of the England release of Joe Marler

Tabai Matson has admitted he is in the dark about what this week’s release of Joe Marler back to Harlequins means for the looseh…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Feb 2022, 13:35

'I fell to my arse... and I'm too ashamed to watch it back'

Luke Cowan-Dickie has spoken for the first time since his high profile Guinness Six Nations error versus Scotland resulted in his …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Feb 2022, 11:25

What Marcus Smith has made of Manu Tuilagi's England squad return

Marcus Smith had admitted he is loving rubbing shoulders once more with the fit-again Manu Tuilagi, someone he vividly remembers w…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Feb 2022, 10:58

The Saracens reaction to curious England rejection of Nick Isiekwe

Saracens have confirmed that a knock wasn’t the reason why Nick Isiekwe was omitted from the squad of 25 training with England i…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Feb 2022, 9:44

'They were stealing my money': Smith's tongue-in-cheek Wales story

New England talisman Marcus Smith has tongue-in-cheek quipped that Dan Biggar and his fellow Wales players “were stealing his mo…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Feb 2022, 8:10

How 'frustrated, emotional' Quirke is coping with England setback

Sale boss Alex Sanderson has explained how rookie scrum-half Raffi Quirke has been coping in recent weeks with his rejection by En…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Feb 2022, 5:40

'Really tough': What Barbeary found most challenging about England

Wasps boss Lee Blackett has given kudos to Alfie Barberary, the uncapped 21-year-old back-rower who in recent weeks has managed to…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Feb 2022, 3:42

'Every last scrap': Sale explain why Tuilagi is ready for England

Sale have explained why they believe the time was right for Manu Tuilagi to return to the Test fold with England, the powerhouse m…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Feb 2022, 14:25

Jones names 25-strong England training squad that includes Tuilagi

England boss Eddie Jones has named a 25-man squad for this week’s fallow week training camp in London ahead of the February 27 G…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Feb 2022, 13:19

'He has been called in': Sale confirm Tuilagi recalled by England

Sale boss Alex Sanderson has confirmed on Tuesday that Manu Tuilagi has been recalled to the England squad for the fallow week tra…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Feb 2022, 10:33

Ex-England back-rower Teimana Harrison linked with move to France

PRO D2 club Provence are reportedly interested in bolstering their pack with two players who have huge Gallagher Premiership exper…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Feb 2022, 7:01

The Twitter reaction to retirement of 'nicest bloke' Mark Wilson

Danny Care and Mike Brown were two of the many players to lead the tributes on social media after England back-rower Mark Wilson a…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Feb 2022, 5:52

'Proved his quality': Tadhg Beirne signs a lengthy IRFU extension

Ireland forward Tadhg Beirne has agreed to an IRFU central contract that will see him play his rugby at Munster until July 2025.

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Feb 2022, 4:48

Two young England prospects sign contract extensions at Bath

Recent England Six Nations squad call up Orlando Bailey and Max Ojomoh, who was in last year's summer series squad, have given str…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Feb 2022, 4:27

The reaction to 'rangy' Ollie Chessum, the latest new England cap

There were just 15 minutes remaining at Stadio Olimpico last Sunday when Ollie Chessum entered the Guinness Six Nations arena to r…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Feb 2022, 3:42

The England verdict on how the Smith/Randall combination performed

Marcus Smith’s new Six Nations half-back partnership with Harry Randall has been given a seal of approval by England boss Eddie …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
13 Feb 2022, 13:31

Eddie Jones fires back at Austin Healey after England win in Rome

England boss Eddie Jones finished off his post-match media briefing in Rome following his team’s 33-0 win by taking a tongue-in-…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
13 Feb 2022, 12:53

Ireland player ratings vs France | Six Nations 2022

Ireland player ratings: That was a Guinness Six Nations thriller where the result gloriously hung in the balance right until the f…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
12 Feb 2022, 13:28

England assistant reckons losing to Scotland 'could be good for us'

New England attack coach Martin Gleeson has suggested that last weekend’s round one Guinness Six Nations defeat to Scotland coul…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
12 Feb 2022, 7:13

The message Sinckler has given to rare England starter Will Stuart

Rare England starter Will Stuart has revealed the message he has got from fellow tighthead Kyle Sinckler ahead of this Sunday’s …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
12 Feb 2022, 6:03
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