Ex-England scrum-half Hill quits as Rouen boss after eight-year stint
Ex-Worcester boss Richard Hill first headed across the Channel in 2013 and he helped Normandy minnows Rouen rise from Federal 2 to…
Liam Heagney
25 May 2021, 3:48
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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 Watch: Saracens player ratings vs Coventry
Promotion-chasing Saracens were in action at Coventry on Saturday and here is how their five Lions tour picks rated in their lates…
Liam Heagney
22 May 2021, 13:03
The criticism that breaks the heart of CJ Stander... and the hint that he might not yet be finished playing rugby
Nine weeks after playing for Ireland for the last time, the retiring CJ Stander made a farewell Irish TV appearance on The Late, L…
Liam Heagney
22 May 2021, 7:13
Ex-Ireland lock Dan Tuohy back in rugby 15 months after a horror injury forced his retirement
Dan Tuohy won 11 caps in his Ireland career but a serious injury playing Pro D2 in France forced him into retirement in February 2…
Liam Heagney
22 May 2021, 5:13
Saracens change five for sold-out fixture at Coventry, including a front row switch for suspended Springboks prop Koch
The Championship promotion race is entering its final weeks and Saracens take on Coventry this Saturday without the suspended Vinc…
Liam Heagney
22 May 2021, 3:44
'I'm incredibly sad': Theo Brophy-Clews has retired from playing with immediate effect at the age of only 24
London Irish back Theo Brophy-Clews last just minutes of April's Challenge Cup quarter-final defeat at Bath, the last game of his …
Liam Heagney
21 May 2021, 11:25
Six Nations strikes new free-to-air exclusivity deal with ITV and BBC
There were fears the Six Nations was set to go behind a paywall in the UK but a deal has been struck to continue with free-to-air …
Liam Heagney
21 May 2021, 8:28
'Occasionally you have to go to the police and make a big fuss'
Leicester are enjoying the hype of reaching the Challenge Cup final but it wasn't that long ago when they were often abused on soc…
Liam Heagney
21 May 2021, 7:37
La Rochelle change two and Toulouse three as teams named for their all-French European decider
The La Rochelle and Toulouse teams have been named for this Saturday's all-French Champions Cup showpiece final at Twickenham.
Liam Heagney
21 May 2021, 6:48
The fear stalking Luke Pearce ahead of becoming the youngest ever referee for a Champions Cup final
RFU referee Luke Pearce will create history on Saturday but he has one fear about being in charge of the all-French Champions Cup …
Liam Heagney
21 May 2021, 6:12
'I have no cruciate in my left knee... I'd an ACL reconstruction my first year in England and the graft never actually took'
Johne Murphy can't lose with an interest in both Leicester and Montpellier camps on Friday, but he will feel a pinch running the n…
Liam Heagney
21 May 2021, 4:47
Mike Brown might not be finished yet at Harlequins as he launches appeal against six-game ban
The long-serving Mike Brown isn't giving up on his Harlequins career without a fight as he has launched appeal against his lengthy…
Liam Heagney
20 May 2021, 10:57
Challenge Cup finalists Leicester and Montpellier each make two changes from their semi-final XVs
Leicester and Montpellier have named their teams for Friday night's Challenge Cup final at Twickenham which will have 10,000 fans …
Liam Heagney
20 May 2021, 6:31
'It wouldn't surprise me if Conor O'Shea goes back there...' The Rugby Pod speculates on the identity of the new Harlequins boss
The Rugby Pod's Andy Goode was all chat about Harlequins this week and he has quipped that Conor O'Shea could return to the hot-se…
Liam Heagney
20 May 2021, 4:20
'We're going to meet up at Darren Garforth's house for a socially distanced pint': 20 years on from Leicester's breakthrough European title
It's now 20 years since Leicester won their first European Cup, a final World Cup winner Ben Kay calls his 'favourite rugby match'…
Liam Heagney
19 May 2021, 12:43
'What I don't think people will ever focus on is that he is getting really, really good': The Ellis Genge improvement a blind eye is being turned to
An England World Cup winner has claimed that Leicester prop Ellis Genge isn't getting enough credit for some much-improved parts o…
Liam Heagney
19 May 2021, 7:38
'I'm not sure what the reason is': Cheslin Kolbe's staggering comparison about World Cup and European final nerves
World Cup-winning Springboks winger Cheslin Kolbe has made a staggering admission ahead of this Saturday's European final with Tou…
Liam Heagney
19 May 2021, 6:35
'They have allowed me to be me': What an ecstatic Sam Simmonds had to say in the wake of his Premiership try-scoring record
Sam Simmonds made breaking records look easy on Tuesday night and he reflected on his Premiership career with Exeter in the afterm…
Liam Heagney
19 May 2021, 3:17
'What a player, what a record, what an achievement!': Lions pick Sam Simmonds needs just 24 minutes at Irish to shatter 23-year-old Premiership try-scoring mark
Exeter were in Premiership action at London Irish on Tuesday and the record-breaking scoring exploits of Sam Simmonds lit up the n…
Liam Heagney
18 May 2021, 14:56
'We don't want be a feeding ground for other clubs': Irish out to ensure history doesn't repeat itself with latest crop of rising academy stars
London Irish have a history as a feeder club for their Premiership rivals, something Declan Kidney wants to put a stop to under hi…
Liam Heagney
18 May 2021, 3:15
