Why a day at the beach was just the tonic for 'heartbroken' Exeter
Rob Baxter has explained why he changed things up at Exeter training this week by taking his squad off to the beach in Exmouth on …
Liam Heagney
12 Feb 2022, 4:38
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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.
The one thing England 'can't afford to do' early on against Italy
Eddie Jones has highlighted the one thing his England team can’t afford to do early on against Italy on Sunday in round two of t…
Liam Heagney
12 Feb 2022, 4:27
The 'welcome' Sale have planned for Diamond 14 months after he quit
Sale boss Alex Sanderson is keen on having a catch-up beer on Saturday with his Sharks predecessor Steve Diamond - but there will …
Liam Heagney
12 Feb 2022, 4:12
The Springboks great that England have likened Alex Dombrandt to
England coach Eddie Jones has claimed that Alex Dombrandt, his team’s No8 for Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations match away to Ital…
Liam Heagney
12 Feb 2022, 3:48
The 'ruthless' Muhammad Ali vision England have for bench in Rome
England boss Eddie Jones wants his experienced, caps-heavy replacements bench to strike a Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston type po…
Liam Heagney
11 Feb 2022, 17:00
'A loss to Italy does not seem completely ridiculous'
Former England international Austin Healey is giving Italy a sporting chance of causing a Guinness Six Nations upset this Sunday i…
Liam Heagney
11 Feb 2022, 9:34
Kieran Crowley makes three changes to his Italy team for England
Italy have made three changes for this Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations match at home to England following last Sunday’s 37-10 lo…
Liam Heagney
11 Feb 2022, 8:49
A shaken-up England explain their half-dozen changes for Italian job
England boss Eddie Jones has explained why he has made six changes to his starting team to face Italy this Sunday in the Guinness …
Liam Heagney
11 Feb 2022, 7:53
Sinckler benched as Jones makes six changes to his England team
England boss Eddie Jones has made six changes to his starting team to face Italy this Sunday in the Guinness Six Nations following…
Liam Heagney
11 Feb 2022, 6:40
The Exeter reaction to a Calcutta Cup that featured so many Chiefs
Last Saturday was one of those crazy high and low days for Rob Baxter and Exeter. A Chiefs side missing a plethora of its establis…
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2022, 14:20
How Joey Carbery reacted when he saw Johnny Sexton pull up lame
Joey Carbery has explained what ran through his mind on Wednesday when noticed that Johnny Sexton was no longer training with Irel…
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2022, 14:11
Debate over Murrayfield scrum finale is still raging days later
Days after the result-confirming series of clock-in-the-red scrums at Murrayfield and the debate over whether England should have …
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2022, 14:05
Scotland explain Sione Tuipulotu promotion and front row strategy
Gregor Townsend has explained why he has opted to start Test level rookie Sione Tuipulotu at No12 this week following his efforts …
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2022, 9:36
England to host Barbarians 20 months after 'laughing stock' cancellation
England are set to host the Barbarians at Twickenham next June 20 months after the embarrassing cancellation of the previously pla…
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2022, 8:25
Scotland ring the changes and make five alterations to face Wales
Scotland boss Gregor Townsend has made five changes to his starting XV for this Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations round two match …
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2022, 7:42
The training ground moment that sidelined Ireland's Johnny Sexton
Andy Farrell has explained how veteran Johnny Sexton promptly withdrew himself from Ireland training on Wednesday as soon as he fe…
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2022, 7:24
Shock Ireland selection as skipper Johnny Sexton is ruled out
Ireland boss Andy Farrell has resisted the temptation to recall Lions duo Iain Henderson and Robbie Henshaw to his starting line-u…
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2022, 6:07
'Much less in-house bitching': Life with England after latest loss
Joe Marler has given the current England set-up under Eddie Jones the highest of praise for how tight-knit the squad is - quite a …
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2022, 3:51
Courtney Lawes is ruled out as England cut squad from 36 to 27
Eddie Jones has trimmed his England squad of 36 down to 27 ahead of Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations round two match away to Italy …
Liam Heagney
09 Feb 2022, 13:52
Interview
'He was actually really angry that I didn't know what I'd done'
Ex-All Blacks scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow is one heck of a storyteller, his entertaining yarns - including an incredible story a…
Liam Heagney
06 Feb 2022, 3:54
