Springboks on England's scrum, Manu at 14 and the 2019 RWC final
The questions about England came thick and fast when Jacques Nienaber held his Springboks media briefing on Tuesday from London.
Liam Heagney
16 Nov 2021, 12:58
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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.
How England view Mako Vunipola after his latest selection snub
Another England squad announcement has come and gone with Mako Vunipola, the loosehead in the 2019 RWC final, overlooked by Eddie …
Liam Heagney
16 Nov 2021, 9:09
Springboks make three changes to their team to face England
Jacques Nienaber has named the Springboks team that will take on England in this Saturday's clash two years on from the 2019 World…
Liam Heagney
16 Nov 2021, 6:41
World Rugby signals ex-player 'major initiative' care announcement
World Rugby boss Alan Gilpin has touched on the issue of dementia in his opening address to the annual medical commission in Londo…
Liam Heagney
16 Nov 2021, 5:15
What Ireland spoke about at halftime before closing out All Blacks win
Andy Farrell has gone from being responsible for the worst Ireland championship start since 1998 to win seven games on the bounce.…
Liam Heagney
14 Nov 2021, 4:08
One aspect of Ireland's win left Sexton scratching his head
Ireland were deserving winners against the All Blacks on Saturday but one aspect of the game left Johnny Sexton scratching his hea…
Liam Heagney
14 Nov 2021, 4:00
The Ireland tactic that Foster couldn't resist taking a swipe at
All Blacks boss Ian Foster was generally congratulatory about Ireland's display but there was one issue he couldn't resist taking …
Liam Heagney
13 Nov 2021, 20:02
The post-game gesture Ireland paid to the late Sean Wainui
Ireland sought out the All Blacks post-game to pay tribute to the late Sean Wainui, having earlier acknowledged the late Anthony F…
Liam Heagney
13 Nov 2021, 16:49
Analysis
Only mystery was that Ireland didn't win by more than nine points
The best thing about Ireland powering past the All Blacks with a brilliant display is that these teams have a 3-Test series coming…
Liam Heagney
13 Nov 2021, 14:11
Opinion
Ireland player ratings vs All Blacks | Autumn Nations Series
Here are the RugbyPass Ireland player ratings live from Aviva Stadium following their Autumn Nations Series match versus the All B…
Liam Heagney
13 Nov 2021, 12:45
The Ireland reason why 2021 Lions captain Murray is left on bench
Conor Murray flew out to South Africa as Lions captain but he was benched for two Tests and now has a similar reserve role with Ir…
Liam Heagney
13 Nov 2021, 5:02
Why England 'line in the sand' has invigorated 50-cap Maro Itoje
Saturday will be a special occasion for Maro Itoje as he will lead a revamped England out on the occasion of the 50th cap for his …
Liam Heagney
13 Nov 2021, 4:25
Test rookie Bevan Rodd backed to deliver as new England loosehead
After the success of George Furbank being an emergency England starter last week, it is now the turn of uncapped prop Bevan Rodd t…
Liam Heagney
13 Nov 2021, 4:07
'As rough as they come': How Jones views a familiar Wallabies face
Saturday's Autumn Nations Series game at Twickenham will see Eddie Jones going up against his former England assistant Scott Wisem…
Liam Heagney
12 Nov 2021, 14:09
Owen Farrell's verdict on Marcus Smith, his new England partner
After months of hype and last week's frustrating delay, England will finally unveil their new Owen Farrell/Marcus Smith partnershi…
Liam Heagney
12 Nov 2021, 9:53
Ireland the latest team to suffer eve-of-match Covid disruption
Andy Farrell's Ireland have suffered the same fate as England, having to endure eve-of-match disruption due to Covid testing resul…
Liam Heagney
12 Nov 2021, 9:00
'Interesting isolation with him and Marler if they were together'
It has been an eventful Friday for England with Ellis Genge going into isolation just days after his fellow loosehead Joe Marler.
Liam Heagney
12 Nov 2021, 8:30
England squad 'quite emotional' after Bevan Rodd given debut start
It has been a second successive disrupted eve-of-game Friday for England after uncapped Bevan Rodd was promoted to the starting XV…
Liam Heagney
12 Nov 2021, 7:24
England suffer major blow as Ellis Genge tests positive for Covid
England have suffered another Autumn Nations Series Covid blow as Ellis Genge is ruled out of Saturday's game versus the Wallabies…
Liam Heagney
12 Nov 2021, 6:08
How Smith/Farrell measure up to some 'good examples historically'
Eddie Jones has chosen Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell as the new England 10/12 partnership to take on the Wallabies on Saturday.
Liam Heagney
12 Nov 2021, 5:28
