The Mark McCall prediction about the departing Vunipola brothers
Saracens confirmed on Tuesday that the 31- and 33-year-old brothers will exit the English Gallagher Premiership club at the end of…
Liam Heagney
14 May 2024, 14:38
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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.
Sale explain 'getting rinsed' reason why Tom Curry won't face Saracens
The Sharks will go into the rematch without their fit-again England back-rower even though they know a loss to the second-place Lo…
Liam Heagney
14 May 2024, 12:05
The special 'tough f***er' description of Leinster boss Leo Cullen
Hamilton was part of the Leicester squad in the mid-noughties looking to prosper from the retirement of the legendary Martin Johns…
Liam Heagney
14 May 2024, 8:52
Saracens confirm the end-of-season exits of Billy and Mako Vunipola
Title-chasing Saracens have officially confirmed that brothers Billy and Mako Vunipola will leave the club at the end of the 2023/…
Liam Heagney
14 May 2024, 8:26
Gloucester statement: Kingsholm exit of Jonny May confirmed
Gloucester have confirmed the end-of-season exit of Jonny May, the former England winger who called time on his international care…
Liam Heagney
14 May 2024, 7:14
Ireland have at last reacted to the Eben Etzebeth 'arrogance' claim
There has finally been an Ireland reaction to the claim made a fortnight ago by Eben Etzebeth that the Irish reacted arrogantly af…
Liam Heagney
14 May 2024, 6:36
'Have you ever seen him warm up? You should watch his warm-up'
The Argentine back-rower was immense in the Gallagher Premiership champions’ 41-20 Ashton Gate raid.
Liam Heagney
12 May 2024, 5:01
Bobby Skinstad names his hardest man in rugby and it's not Bakkies
The 47-year-old Skinstad was the guest on episode 230 of Eventful Lives with Dodge Woodall, the founder of the famed Bournemouth …
Liam Heagney
12 May 2024, 4:58
Damning 'not what we trained, not what we planned' Bristol verdict
It was no surprise where the finger of blame was pointed. Just eight minutes into the match he was heard bellowing adjacent to the…
Liam Heagney
12 May 2024, 4:52
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Jack Cornelsen: 'I don’t have that many bad things to say about him'
Along the way the Australian became Japanese-eligible, debuting versus the British and Irish Lions and he has since gone on to sta…
Liam Heagney
12 May 2024, 4:30
Bobby Skinstad: 'One very freaky story haunts me to this day'
The 47-year-old was the guest on episode 230 of Eventful Lives with Dodge Woodall, the founder of the famed Bournemouth 7s Festiva…
Liam Heagney
11 May 2024, 5:08
Sale statement: Alex Sanderson contract extension
The Sharks’ 31-22 success against the Tigers lifted the Manchester outfit into third in the table with one regular season match …
Liam Heagney
11 May 2024, 1:46
Billy Vunipola retained on bench as Saracens make four XV changes
The back-rower, who was a 57th-minute introduction last time out at The Rec on April 26, found himself tasered twice in a bar in M…
Liam Heagney
10 May 2024, 7:18
Semi-final citing hands Toulouse a Champions Cup final headache
The Argentine back was a 69th-minute replacement for midfielder Paul Costes but his part in finishing out the 38-26 semi-final vic…
Liam Heagney
10 May 2024, 6:43
James Coughlan poised to take charge at Biarritz – report
Olympique are a very different club these days from their Top 14 title-winning heyday of the mid-noughties, an era accompanied by …
Liam Heagney
10 May 2024, 5:21
Will Greenwood: ‘The RFU dropped a huge ball with us’
The 2003 Rugby World Cup winner has been coaching at grassroots level with Maidenhead and believes he can improve international-le…
Liam Heagney
10 May 2024, 4:32
Exeter statement: The confirmed exit of Ollie Devoto
No indication was given about where the 30-year-old will move following his eight seasons at Sandy Park.
Liam Heagney
09 May 2024, 13:39
Scarlets confirm exit of 13 players, two staff, four academy hopefuls
The Welsh region, who play their final home game of the 2023/24 season this Saturday versus Ulster, will lose a vast amount of Tes…
Liam Heagney
09 May 2024, 13:18
Cancelled: Next month's Owen Farrell return to international rugby
It was just 13 days ago when the former England skipper announced he would end his recent Test sabbatical by lining out for an Ian…
Liam Heagney
09 May 2024, 12:38
RFU statement: Billy Vunipola issued with formal warning
The England No8 was arrested in Spain last week during a trip to Mallorca with Saracens.
Liam Heagney
09 May 2024, 10:30
