What current All Blacks make of Malakai Fekitoa switching to Tonga
Malakai Fekitoa has given a revealing magazine interview where he talks about what his All Blacks pals have made of his switch to …
Liam Heagney
19 Dec 2021, 3:30
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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 three facets of play that are costing Sale the most penalties
Director Alex Sanderson has his team's discipline foremost in his mind following the naughty aspects of the last two Sale performa…
Liam Heagney
18 Dec 2021, 5:59
'I've received death threats': Sacked Top 14 winner breaks silence
Ludovic Radosavljevic has spoken for the first time after racist remarks against Christian Ambadiang resulted in his sacking by Pr…
Liam Heagney
18 Dec 2021, 4:51
'We probably have got a much better rugby player than we thought'
Jack Walker at Harlequins has proved to be one of the best summer signings in England, his excellence even surprising assistant Ad…
Liam Heagney
18 Dec 2021, 4:06
EPCR statement: Seven more round two European games are called off
It has been a bruising week for the credibility of European rugby as a total of ten Champions Cup/Challenge Cup matches have been …
Liam Heagney
17 Dec 2021, 8:32
Racing handed walkover after Ospreys pull out of trip to France
Racing versus Ospreys in Paris became this weekend's latest cancellation after the Welsh region admitted they were no longer able …
Liam Heagney
17 Dec 2021, 7:25
Banned Brad Shields cleared to play again with immediate effect
Wasps were furious that Brad Shields was banned for four matches and their appeal to overturn the red card suspension has been suc…
Liam Heagney
17 Dec 2021, 6:52
O'Gara has his say on being the bookies' favourite for Munster job
La Rochelle boss Ronan O'Gara was installed as the 8/11 favourite when the bookies' market opened on who will become the new Munst…
Liam Heagney
17 Dec 2021, 6:35
London Irish sign hooker Tadgh McElroy on a season-long loan
Having followed a trial at Bristol by signing for Ealing, 2021 has taken another twist for Tadgh McElroy as he is now at London Ir…
Liam Heagney
17 Dec 2021, 6:00
What most impresses Leicester about breakthrough 21-year-old lock
Freddie Steward isn't the only academy graduate to impress at Leicester this season as Ollie Chessum has also caught Steve Borthwi…
Liam Heagney
17 Dec 2021, 5:23
Brett Gosper retains one regret from long stint as World Rugby CEO
After switching into a role with the NFL, Brett Gosper has looked back on his time as World Rugby CEO and revealed his one major r…
Liam Heagney
17 Dec 2021, 4:48
How Exeter view 'unique' brother-vs-brother scrum-half challenge
It has become very interesting at Exeter in recent weeks with Jack Maunder now being challenged for No9 selection by his younger b…
Liam Heagney
17 Dec 2021, 4:17
'It looks stupid': The story behind rugby's shortest-ever loan
Sale boss Alex Sanderson has explained the reasons why new Scotland cap Ewan Ashman had rugby's shortest-ever loan last month at G…
Liam Heagney
16 Dec 2021, 13:56
Leinster statement: Province 'disappointed' with walkover decision
Leinster were set to fly to France on Friday morning to face Montpellier in the Champions Cup but they have had their wings clippe…
Liam Heagney
16 Dec 2021, 13:26
'Bollocks': What Ellis Genge said in 2020 about loyalty in rugby
Ellis Genge leaving Leicester has lit up social media - amid the debate it's worth recalling his January 2020 interview about rugb…
Liam Heagney
16 Dec 2021, 9:44
Toulon debut for Cheslin Kolbe 16 weeks after quitting Toulouse
Springboks winger Cheslin Kolbe is set to make his debut for new club Toulon, who forked out a fortune in August to sign him from …
Liam Heagney
16 Dec 2021, 8:13
No Biggar but Lawes set for a 'reunion' with Henderson in Belfast
Dan Biggar has been excluded by Northampton but fellow 2021 Lions Courtney Lawes and Iain Henderson will be lining out in Belfast.…
Liam Heagney
16 Dec 2021, 7:40
Wasps deliver their verdict on makeshift midfielder Josh Bassett
Wasps boss Lee Blackett has sifted through the wreckage of their loss to Munster and has given a verdict on Josh Bassett as a make…
Liam Heagney
16 Dec 2021, 6:30
Hooper's 'big decision' reaction to van Graan's Bath appointment
Struggling Bath director of rugby Stuart Hooper has been speaking about the club's recruitment of Johann van Graan as its new head…
Liam Heagney
16 Dec 2021, 4:43
Brad Shields is banned after contesting last Sunday's red card
Brad Shields decided to contest the red card he picked up for Wasps last Sunday and he has now learned his fate following his hear…
Liam Heagney
15 Dec 2021, 8:51
