The Owen Farrell verdict on Fin Smith as Saracens prepare for Saints
The post-Rugby World Cup decision by the 32-year-old Farrell to take a Test rugby sabbatical resulted in the 22-year-old Smith get…
Liam Heagney
28 May 2024, 11:07
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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.
Latest Sale update on Tuilagi, Curry comes with an England warning
The Bayonne-bound Tuilagi limped off less than 18 minutes into the Sharks’ season-extending win at Saracens on May 18, damaging …
Liam Heagney
28 May 2024, 9:48
Ulster announce a second Super Rugby Pacific signing in 24 hours
Duffy previously assisted Murphy as part of the Ireland U20s management and he has now taken up the offer to switch from Perth to …
Liam Heagney
28 May 2024, 8:10
Leinster statement: The confirmed retirement of Rhys Ruddock
It was at the start of 2024 when he was linked with a change in allegiance from green to red, but no call-up materialised from War…
Liam Heagney
28 May 2024, 7:48
Sale statement: The signing of ex-Ireland full-back Will Addison
It was in mid-February when RugbyPass exclusively reported that the Sharks were poised to snap up their ex-full-back, who swapped …
Liam Heagney
28 May 2024, 6:02
'I struggle to say Antoine Dupont is the greatest of all time'
Co-hosts Jim Hamilton and Andy Goode are at odds over the claim that Antoine Dupont is the greatest rugby player of all time.
Liam Heagney
28 May 2024, 5:30
World Rugby U20s fixtures confirmed; Cape Town Stadium to host final
Having staged last year’s tournament at Athlone, Stellenbosch, and Paarl, an event won by France for the third time in a row, th…
Liam Heagney
28 May 2024, 3:14
Analysis
Four Leinster talking points after latest Champions Cup final loss
The upside of being stuck on a brutally delayed Avanti train out of Euston that didn’t want to go anywhere fast on Saturday even…
Liam Heagney
26 May 2024, 1:00
Analysis
Leinster player ratings vs Toulouse | 2023/24 Champions Cup final
Leinster player ratings live from Tottenham Stadium: A fifth star on their shirt or confirmation that they are the Spurs of rugby …
Liam Heagney
25 May 2024, 12:07
Toulon statement: The signing of Antoine Frisch from Munster
The 28-year-old was contracted with the Irish province until the summer of 2025 but an agreement has been struck to end his stay i…
Liam Heagney
24 May 2024, 9:21
Analysis
Three talking points as Leinster and Toulouse name cup final teams
With the confirmation on Friday of the respective match day 23s, all is now in readiness for Saturday’s heavyweight Investec Cha…
Liam Heagney
24 May 2024, 8:46
No Toulouse XV changes but bench includes son of ex-Leinster forward
Investec Champions Cup finalists Toulouse have named the same starting team they fielded in their semi-final win over Harlequins i…
Liam Heagney
24 May 2024, 6:30
Three changes for Leinster, who also go with a six/two bench split
The Irish province clung onto a 20-17 victory at Croke Park and they have now reacted by altering one back and two of their pack a…
Liam Heagney
24 May 2024, 6:00
Ellis Genge ruled out of the England tour to Japan and New Zealand
The 29-year-old loosehead prop damaged his left calf during a 35th-minute scrum at The Stoop versus Harlequins and he was helped f…
Liam Heagney
24 May 2024, 5:50
Exclusive
Brian O'Driscoll: The verdict on the Jacques Nienaber Leinster blitz
O’Driscoll sweetly set the scene for Saturday's appetising blockbuster when popping up on a Zoom call last Wednesday.
Liam Heagney
24 May 2024, 2:28
The Champions Cup final team Brian O’Driscoll wants Leinster to pick
Brian O’Driscoll has recommended Leinster make three changes to their XV for this Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup final vers…
Liam Heagney
23 May 2024, 12:14
Exclusive
Jonathan Pendlebury: 'I don’t want to fluff it up too much'
Last month it was all go when the 41-year-old guided England to three successive wins Six Nations Festival wins in Parma.
Liam Heagney
19 May 2024, 3:23
Exclusive
Maeve Óg O'Leary: 'It’s iconic, it's unbelievable, really cool'
Maeve Óg O'Leary has the gift of the gab when she gets going. There were initial technical difficulties last week when she dialle…
Liam Heagney
19 May 2024, 3:05
Analysis
Saracens vs Sale: Mouthpiece Ford, WrestleMania, and an X-rated tweet
When it came to the pivotal mover and shaker in the play-off race, it was the result at the at the home of the defending champions…
Liam Heagney
19 May 2024, 2:48
The post-game Sale update on latest Manu Tuilagi injury
The England midfield powerhouse has signed a deal that will take him to Bayonne in the Top 14 next season and he now faces a race …
Liam Heagney
18 May 2024, 13:52
