Sexton's 'freak' Barrett verdict and how ABs have altered defence
Ireland veteran Johnny Sexton has delivered a glowing assessment of All Blacks "freak" Beauden Barrett ahead of Saturday's Dublin …
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2021, 14:10
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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.
One Scotland improvement has the Springboks very much on guard
Springboks boss Jacques Nienaber has delivered a warning about the greatly improved Scotland they are facing on Saturday in Edinbu…
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2021, 12:37
New England defence coach has singled out the Wallabies dangerman
New England defence coach Anthony Seibold has his work cut out next Saturday, especially with Nic White driving on Dave Rennie's W…
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2021, 12:30
An afternoon meeting will decide if a Marler replacement is needed
England have explained how a Tuesday afternoon meeting will decide whether they will call up a replacement for the unavailable Joe…
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2021, 9:37
Wasps bring in veteran prop Reid from the Scottish Premiership
With three players currently unavailable at loosehead, Wasps have turned to ex-Scotland prop Gordon Reid to provide emergency cove…
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2021, 8:18
Joe Marler is OUT of Australia match after a positive Covid test
After all the kerfuffle surrounding the testing of Owen Farrell, England have now confirmed Joe Marler won't play against Australi…
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2021, 7:50
Springboks make three changes, including a switch at fly-half
Fresh from their win over Wales, the Springboks have made three changes to face Scotland - including the picking of Elton Jantjies…
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2021, 6:28
How Farrell spelling comp intervention showed Ireland he was boss
Andy Farrell was just weeks into his job as Ireland boss in 2020 when he showed he was now the boss after assisting Joe Schmidt si…
Liam Heagney
09 Nov 2021, 4:41
Interview
Gone but not forgotten: 'I'd a conversation with Eddie over summer'
It was March 2019 when Wasps' Brad Shields was last capped by England but the Kiwi hasn't surrendered all hope of getting another …
Liam Heagney
07 Nov 2021, 3:00
Liberated Ireland attack takes big leap forward before ABs arrive
Ireland were ridiculed for attacking bluntness last February but their nine-try rampage versus Japan was a definite sign of progre…
Liam Heagney
06 Nov 2021, 12:20
Opinion
Ireland player ratings vs Japan | Autumn Nations Series
Andy Farrell's Ireland were excellent in their nine-tries-to-one win over Japan in their Autumn Nations Series opener in Dublin on…
Liam Heagney
06 Nov 2021, 11:05
Test rookie George Furbank backed to deliver as the England No10
There has been no update from England since Friday's 11am media briefing but rookie George Furbank backed to succeed at No10.
Liam Heagney
06 Nov 2021, 5:29
Out-of-favour Dan Robson is a Six Nations doubt after Wasps update
Dan Robson, the out-of-favour England scrum-half, is now a Six Nations doubt following a disappointing injury update from Wasps on…
Liam Heagney
05 Nov 2021, 13:51
Cockerill verdict on early days working with just-as-fiery Jones
Ex-Leicester and Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill has delivered a verdict on his first few weeks working under England boss Eddie …
Liam Heagney
05 Nov 2021, 10:46
Scotland make 6 changes for the Wallabies, name 2 rookies on bench
Fresh from their win over Tonga last weekend, Gregor Townsend has named his Scotland team to take on the Wallabies at Murrayfield …
Liam Heagney
05 Nov 2021, 9:13
Owen Farrell latest: Cockerill on retesting, Furbank and axed Ford
New England assistant Richard Cockerill fronted the media on Friday amid the emergency sparked by Owen Farrell testing positive fo…
Liam Heagney
05 Nov 2021, 7:56
Owen Farrell a doubt for England as he has gone into isolation
England skipper Owen Farell is now a doubt for Saturday's match after he was placed in isolation and will miss training on Friday.…
Liam Heagney
05 Nov 2021, 6:11
'Needed to change': The reason why England named 3 vice-captains
Owen Farrell is England captain for the Autumn Nations Series but Eddie Jones has shaken up his support by appointing three vice-c…
Liam Heagney
05 Nov 2021, 6:00
'Genge and Sinckler are changing the face of England rugby'
Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler will start an England Test match together for the third time this Saturday, something that pleases E…
Liam Heagney
05 Nov 2021, 5:19
Sam Simmonds cut loose by England as the squad is reduced to 28
Eddie Jones has reduced his England squad from 35 to 28 players ahead of team selection versus Tonga, with Sam Simmonds the bigges…
Liam Heagney
02 Nov 2021, 12:53
