The 10 Lions players poised to start Sharks game next Wednesday
With Warren Gatland giving starts to 29 players in the first two games, it leaves just 10 more awaiting a promised first Lions sta…
Liam Heagney
01 Jul 2021, 10:49
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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.
Lions give an update on two minor injuries that needed injections
After an Edinburgh weekend dominated by injuries, Warren Gatland has delivered an encouraging Lions medical bulletin from South Af…
Liam Heagney
01 Jul 2021, 10:01
Ireland XV to play Japan shows 11 changes from win over England
Andy Farrell has changed up his Ireland XV to face Japan 15 weeks after England were beaten in their Six Nations finale in Dublin.…
Liam Heagney
01 Jul 2021, 9:04
What Gatland likes about Lions skipper Hogg's leadership style
Warren Gatland has been speaking about what he has liked about Stuart Hogg this week, his captain for this Saturday's Lions game. …
Liam Heagney
01 Jul 2021, 8:22
'We celebrated well': From Harlequins' title win to England call
Joe Marchant has explained how the England squad have reacted to last weekend's stunning Premiership title win by Harlequins.
Liam Heagney
01 Jul 2021, 7:15
Gatland makes 14 changes to Lions XV to face Emirates Lions
Warren Gatland has named the British and Irish Lions team that will take on the Emirates Lions this Saturday in Johannesburg.
Liam Heagney
01 Jul 2021, 5:05
Murray replies to captain guaranteed Lions Test shirt speculation
There is a feeling that because he has been appointed Lions captain that Conor Murray must be guaranteed to start as the Test No9.…
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 12:59
The impact the 2009 Lions had on a 15-year-old Handre Pollard
The mystique the Lions possess left a lasting impact on a teenage Handre Pollard when they last toured South Africa in 2009.
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 10:40
Springboks' verdict on their two uncapped wingers facing Georgia
Set to play their first match since November 2019, the Springboks have included Test rookies Rosko Specman and Aphelele Fassi in t…
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 10:01
A huge Lions focus: 'Scrum sessions so far have been pretty tasty'
A part of the England scrum dismantled by the Springboks in November 2019, Jamie George know where the Lions must be rock solid. …
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 7:52
London Irish sign ex-Springboks prop Marcel van der Merwe
Having called it quits with ex-All Black Waisake Naholo, London Irish have brought in another ex-Test player in Marcel van der Mer…
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 7:23
Atkinson in as unbeaten England change 4 for 20s tie with Ireland
England U20s got off to a fine Six Nations start by winning their first two matches but they have now rung the changes to take on …
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 6:24
'Mortified': How England RWC winner damaged the 2001 Heineken Cup
Leicester delayed a 20th-anniversary dinner for the 2001 Heineken Cup win but Lewis Moody was confessional in the already printed …
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 5:56
Coventry hit out at 'glaring omissions' in RFU's Championship plan
Fifth-place Championship finishers Coventry have taken the RFU to task now it has become harder for clubs to be promoted to the Pr…
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 5:00
Ealing add three Lions forwards and an Irish hooker for next season
Beaten by Saracens in the recent Championship final, Ealing have bolstered their pack by signing three ex-Lions and an Irish hooke…
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 4:46
Coup for Wasps as they bring in ex-All Blacks forward Fifita
Vaea Fifita, the 6ft 5in, 111kg Tongan-born player who moved to New Zealand for school, is leaving the Hurricanes for Wasps in Eng…
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 4:27
Lions hooker Jamie George names and shames 'worst committee ever'
Lions players and staff have various tour committees and entertainments committee member Jamie George has named the worst.
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2021, 3:58
In pictures: The Lions begin training in South Africa
Lions captain Conor Murray has been speaking on the day his squad got down to work in Johannesburg following their arrival in Sout…
Liam Heagney
29 Jun 2021, 13:26
Springboks boss Nienaber addresses growing cancellation fears over Lions tour
Springboks boss Jacques Nienaber has reacted to speculation that the Lions tour is in jeopardy following recent worrying developme…
Liam Heagney
29 Jun 2021, 9:09
RFU confirms 14-team Premiership expansion plan with no relegation until 2024
The promotion of Saracens had led to a 13-team Premiership next term but the RFU have voted through plans for a 2022/23 14-team to…
Liam Heagney
29 Jun 2021, 6:45
