Bath explain the Cokanasiga England absence, update Spencer injury
Joe Cokanasiga lit up Twickenham last July on his long-awaited England return but the winger is now named in a medical bulletin by…
Liam Heagney
22 Sep 2021, 7:08
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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.
'I see it that way...': Springboks react to recent heavy criticism
It's been a difficult Championship for the Springboks in Australia and head coach Jacques Nienaber has spoken about the heavy crit…
Liam Heagney
22 Sep 2021, 5:59
England: The All Blacks-type influence Marcus Smith must develop
Eddie Jones has put Marcus Smith ahead of George Ford in the England pecking order and he now wants him to take tips from the All …
Liam Heagney
22 Sep 2021, 4:38
Candid Springboks confession: 'Australia beat us with our own game'
Under pressure Springboks boss Jacques Nienaber has claimed that his team played too much rugby last Saturday versus Australia.
Liam Heagney
21 Sep 2021, 12:42
'Just hugged him': Worcester respond to 'Ashton wants out' rumour
The name of Chris Ashton cropped up on this week's The Rugby Pod and Worcester boss Jonathan Thomas has quickly responded to the r…
Liam Heagney
21 Sep 2021, 11:50
Ex-Ireland international charged with stealing over €500,000
Former Ireland midfielder Brendan Mullin, who played at three World Cups and toured with the Lions, was charged in Dublin on Tuesd…
Liam Heagney
21 Sep 2021, 10:55
Wiese citing dismissed: 'Situation wasn't a highly dangerous one'
The Springboks will likely be angry that the outcome of delayed Jasper Wiese hearing came too late for team selection versus the A…
Liam Heagney
21 Sep 2021, 9:09
England explain long-awaited Simmonds recall, first Lynagh call-up
England boss Eddie Jones has explained why he has suddenly taken a shine to the outcast Sam Simmonds and the uncapped Louis Lynagh…
Liam Heagney
21 Sep 2021, 8:36
Springboks question Wiese hearing delay compared to Barrett
The Springboks sounded peeved at their team announcement media briefing over the delay in the Jaspe Wiese disciplinary hearing tak…
Liam Heagney
21 Sep 2021, 7:35
What Eddie Jones told axed England stars in 'uncomfortable' calls
England boss Eddie Jones has explained that his latest training squad pick led to uncomfortable calls to the Vunipola brothers and…
Liam Heagney
21 Sep 2021, 6:09
Springboks make 2 XV changes for All Blacks and rejig bomb squad
Jacques Nienaber has made two changes to his starting Springboks team to face the All Blacks and he has also rejigged his bomb squ…
Liam Heagney
21 Sep 2021, 5:14
Vunipolas, Ford are casualties as Eddie Jones names England squad
Eddie Jones had named a revamped 45-man England squad minus Billy and Mako Vunipola but it includes eight uncapped players.
Liam Heagney
21 Sep 2021, 4:06
Interview
'I was, 'Why me, why does this keep happening to me?' It was pretty tough'
Injuries blighted the time Nathan Earle spent at Harlequins but the one-time England prospect is feeling upbeat after switching to…
Liam Heagney
19 Sep 2021, 6:00
Interview
Jonny May on his Lions snub, England and racing Rees-Zammit in training
Not getting picked by the Lions was a blow but it shouldn't be seen as the beginning of the end for resolute England veteran Jonny…
Liam Heagney
19 Sep 2021, 4:22
'Beaten in everything': Springboks label loss the worst since 2018
Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber had no complaints about the heavy nature of his team's latest Championship loss to the Wallabies…
Liam Heagney
18 Sep 2021, 7:13
'Brilliant': Springboks talk bomb squad, decision to back Willemse
There has been heated debate about the make-up of the Springboks matchday 23 with Damian Willemse a particularly heated hot topic.…
Liam Heagney
17 Sep 2021, 10:19
'People ask about my time at Bath, I f**king hated it. It was s**t'
It was May 2020 when Freddie Burns originally unloaded on Bath and the new Leicester signing has now doubled down on his criticism…
Liam Heagney
17 Sep 2021, 6:45
Interview
'A very dark time': Robshaw 11 months on from his Barbarians gaffe
Chris Robshaw was mortified by last October's shenanigans with the Barbarians but the ex-England tells RugbyPass some good came fr…
Liam Heagney
16 Sep 2021, 13:33
Radosavljevic is severely punished after his Pro D2 racist remark
Ludovic Radosavljevic has learned his punishment after his racist comments to an opponent in a recent Pro D2 match for Provence.
Liam Heagney
16 Sep 2021, 6:51
Top 14 title winner accused of racism named as he issues apology
Provence half-back Ludovic Radosavljevic has taken to Instagram to apologise for his alleged racist abuse towards Christian Ambadi…
Liam Heagney
07 Sep 2021, 4:49
