Relief for Lions as player who tested positive is now a negative
Lions managing director Ben Calveley has delivered the latest update from South Africa on the status of their bubble breach by Cov…
Liam Heagney
08 Jul 2021, 11:50
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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.
Four new caps included as Ireland make eight changes to their XV
After seeing off Japan in a high-scoring encounter, Ireland have turned their thoughts to the USA and have named a revamped team.
Liam Heagney
08 Jul 2021, 8:28
Why Dombrandt is ready now for England two years on from RWC cut
It was two years ago when Alex Dombrandt suffered his first major England setback but he is now primed to finally earn that elusiv…
Liam Heagney
08 Jul 2021, 8:02
'Intense barracking': The England team room as they watched Euros
Eddie Jones has reported that the England team room was lively on Wednesday night as the footballers qualified for the Euros final…
Liam Heagney
08 Jul 2021, 7:23
England make five changes, including selection of 4 uncapped players
Fresh from giving 12 players a debut last Sunday, Eddie Jones has named his England team to play Canada this Saturday in London.
Liam Heagney
08 Jul 2021, 6:08
'Kelly and Steward are a funny duo, a Del Boy, Rodney type vibe'
Seasons England back-rower Sam Underhill has revealed some of the new characters who have been lighting up the revamped squad in r…
Liam Heagney
08 Jul 2021, 4:32
Lions' verdict on Navidi, their tackle chart-topping back-rower
Josh Navidi excelled on his Lions debut and he made a good first impression on Gatland, the coach who originally didn't pick him o…
Liam Heagney
08 Jul 2021, 4:05
'Absolutely, I honestly believe we will have a Test series'
Warren Gatland was in bullish mood after midweek win, expressing full optimism the Lions versus Springboks series will go ahead de…
Liam Heagney
07 Jul 2021, 17:24
'There are people within the Lions bubble not double-jabbed'
Wednesday's Lions match versus the Sharks managed to go ahead but Lions MD Ben Calveley made one very worrying admission.
Liam Heagney
07 Jul 2021, 14:46
'Our mantra the whole time has been chaos, adapt, change'
Warren Gatland was a picture of calm in a pre-match interview following a day of chaos on the 2021 Lions tour in South Africa.
Liam Heagney
07 Jul 2021, 14:15
Lions forced into making eight late changes to their matchday 23
Wednesday's Lions match versus the Sharks is going ahead but only after Warren Gatland was forced to make eight late changes to hi…
Liam Heagney
07 Jul 2021, 13:12
Wednesday's Lions match versus the Sharks is ON!
Wednesday night's Lions match will definitely go ahead following the retesting of their entire tour party earlier in the day in Jo…
Liam Heagney
07 Jul 2021, 12:18
Sam Underhill compares England's 2021 newcomers to his 2017 debut
It was 2017, when England last clashed with a Lions tour, that Sam Underhill made his debut and multiple new guys have done the sa…
Liam Heagney
07 Jul 2021, 8:31
The Springboks' second match versus Georgia has been cancelled
Next Friday's planned second Test between the Springboks and Georgia in Johannesburg has officially been cancelled due to the viru…
Liam Heagney
07 Jul 2021, 7:50
England issue update on the status of Max Malins' shoulder injury
England have provided an update on the injury suffered by Max Malins just ten minutes into last Sunday's win over the USA.
Liam Heagney
07 Jul 2021, 6:17
'When I got to finally speak to him I was a bit sheepish'
Wales out-half Callum Sheedy has described how his initial meetings with his favourite No10 left him feeling sheepish for ages.
Liam Heagney
07 Jul 2021, 5:06
'All the boys can see everyone's scores or tackle ratios'
The 2021 Lions tour is Warren Gatland's first in charge without Andy Farrell coaching the defence - Steve Tandy has given his earl…
Liam Heagney
07 Jul 2021, 4:10
'Everyone's mentioning selection as if it's a negative for players'
Tom Curry, the last of the original Lions squad players to play, insists it isn't a negative for him that positional rivals have p…
Liam Heagney
06 Jul 2021, 15:05
British and Irish Lions tour match postponed
The Bulls, who were due to host the Lions on Saturday in Pretoria, have suffered a virus outbreak as have both Springboks and Geor…
Liam Heagney
06 Jul 2021, 13:25
Lions concussion row: 'I don't how much more I can talk about it'
Warren Gatland has revisited the Luke Cowan-Dickie controversy, the hooker playing for the Lions 7 days after Premiership final co…
Liam Heagney
06 Jul 2021, 6:26
