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Liam Heagney

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.

Ex-Junior Springboks set for NFL trial after consistently kicking 75-yard field goals in practice

Lloyd Greeff made it as far as Junior Springboks in his rugby career but he will head to California next month dreaming of making …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
21 Apr 2021, 5:21

'What he was willing to sacrifice in wages to stay here...': Sale shed light on why Manu Tuilagi was convinced to stay

Sale pulled off a coup on Monday when announcing that Manu Tuilagi will stay at the club for another two years, pleasing boss Alex…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
20 Apr 2021, 14:12

'The bone actually came through the skin...': Etzebeth on the gruesome injury that gave Springboks fans a recent fright

Eben Etzebeth recently gave Springboks fans a fright when it emerged he had been injured in a training ground accident with Toulon…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
20 Apr 2021, 10:43

Eddie Jones to remain England head coach after RFU publishes in-depth Six Nations review

The RFU have outlined their stance on Eddie Jones 31 days after the 2021 England Six Nations campaign finished on a losing note in…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
20 Apr 2021, 9:10

'That is why the football one has created a bit of a furore': Exeter wade into Super League debate and its relevance for rugby

With six Premier League football teams set to join a breakaway European league, Exeter boss Rob Baxter has given a rugby viewpoint…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
20 Apr 2021, 7:01

'So impressed with how good an athlete he is': Why England recall Joe Marchant has thrived at Harlequins following Super Rugby loan

Joe Marchant spent half of 2020 in New Zealand with the Blues and Harlequins are now reaping the reward of that ambitious loan spe…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
18 Apr 2021, 5:00

The Scottish sheep farmer's son called 'Bomber' whose insider knowledge of Saracens is about to be tested

It's been quite the career for farm-reared Robin Hislop but the Doncaster Bomber won't face his old Saracens friends due to untime…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
18 Apr 2021, 4:14

Wayne Barnes has a dig at himself on Twitter following Friday night's play-stopping gaffe at Northampton

Veteran referee Wayne Barnes unwittingly became London Irish's 16th man during one first-half incident at Northampton on Friday.

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
17 Apr 2021, 11:17

'That is the eureka moment': What convinced Bristol to keep faith in their 30-something veterans

It's increasingly difficult in rugby to play on into your mid to late 30s but Bristol duo John Afoa and Dave Attwood are bucking t…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
17 Apr 2021, 4:19

'I quite like tired defences, it would be an interesting change in the laws'

With his props playing the full 80 in a recent European match, Wasps boss Lee Blackett has spoken about rugby reducing its eight-m…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Apr 2021, 11:35

The dressing room message that got Bath over the line against Irish in Europe 12 days after losing to them in the Premiership

Bath needed a response coming up against Irish 12 days after losing to them in the Premiership and Stuart Hooper knew which button…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Apr 2021, 11:30

JP Doyle is back refereeing eight months after he was made redundant by the RFU

It was August when it emerged that popular referee JP Doyle has been made redundant by the RFU but he has now reappeared in the ML…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Apr 2021, 9:36

'It's a little bit of science, a little bit of art': Why Bristol have never picked the same 23 week to week in the four-year Pat Lam era

Despite Bristol leading the Premiership, Pat Lam has revealed why he will always look to change his matchday 23 from one week to t…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
16 Apr 2021, 8:10

'Forget Jacob, this is just normal young kids': The Wasps view on Umaga's challenging second season

Young Tana Umaga enjoyed a stellar breakthrough year at Wasps but his second Premiership season hasn't been without its difficulti…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Apr 2021, 12:41

'He's like a social glue player': Why Danny Care is back to his best aged 34 and winning individual awards with Harlequins

Such is the rich vein of form 34-year-old Danny Care is enjoying at Harlequins that he has been touted as a possible 2021 Lions to…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Apr 2021, 7:14

Bath the latest Premiership club to answer Gatland's Lions selection threat

Warren Gatland ignited a firestorm with his Lions selection threat and Bath have become the latest Premiership club to answer back…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
15 Apr 2021, 5:04

Hamish Watson has spoken about Lions selection hopes following his award-winning Six Nations campaign

Scotland back row star Hamish Watson has been talking about his Lions tour selection chances following a stellar Six Nations campa…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
14 Apr 2021, 13:12

Bristol revise the heated first impression of their Champions Cup crash

The dust has settled on the Bristol Champions Cup exit, with boss Pat Lam taking frustrations out on the training ground and not o…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
14 Apr 2021, 12:48

Simon Zebo opens door to Ireland Test recall after signing deal taking him back to Munster from Racing

It was 2018 when Simon Zebo joined Racing, putting his Ireland Test career on hold, but that can now resume as he is returning to …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
14 Apr 2021, 8:36

'What I was meaning...': Hamish Watson has again revisited his comments about Zander Fagerson's Six Nations red card

Scotland forward Hamish Watson had plenty to say at the time about the red card for Zander Fagerson and he has now revisited the c…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
13 Apr 2021, 12:52
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