Only one member of Saracens' six-strong England contingent will face Richmond
Jamie George is the only member of the six-strong England contingent from Saracens who will be on Championship duty this weekend.
Liam Heagney
26 Mar 2021, 9:03
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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.
14 of the 19 Leinster and Munster players who helped Ireland to beat England will start Saturday's PRO14 final
Saturday's PRO14 final features all 19 Leinster and Munster players who played last week for Ireland, but there is a twist regardi…
Liam Heagney
26 Mar 2021, 8:25
'We maybe owe Wales a favour from 1999'
It was 1999 when Welsh heroics handed Scotland the title and Gregor Townsend now wants a Six Nations win in Paris to repay that fa…
Liam Heagney
26 Mar 2021, 6:25
'I wasn't sat there thinking this was going to be hard': Ewels never saw England's Ireland crash coming
Charlie Ewels was sat in the Aviva Stadium dressing room pre-game fully believing England were set for another good Six Nations da…
Liam Heagney
26 Mar 2021, 5:24
Bristol explain the No1 trait necessary to regularly make a success of trial signings like Bryan Byrne
Bryan Byrne only ever started six league games with Leinster but the hooker has quickly become an invaluable part of the Bristol s…
Liam Heagney
25 Mar 2021, 15:06
The Gavin Henson lesson that won't be lost on Charlie Ewels when Danny Cipriani walks through the Bath door
Charlie Ewels will be Danny Cipriani's captain at Bath from May onwards and a lesson from the past regarding Gavin Henson is on hi…
Liam Heagney
25 Mar 2021, 14:51
'That's a bit of a misconception': Stuart Hooper explains precisely why Bath have gambled on signing maverick Cipriani
It was November 21 when Danny Cipriani last played for Gloucester and he will end his Premiership sabbatical when he arrives at Ba…
Liam Heagney
25 Mar 2021, 13:17
Hefty ban handed down to Mateo Carreras after his citing for contact with the eye of Wasps' Josh Bassett
There was controversy during last Friday's Newcastle versus Wasps Premiership match and Mateo Carreras has now paid a hefty price.…
Liam Heagney
25 Mar 2021, 7:34
'His durability is outstanding': How Harlequins have reaped the huge benefit of Joe Marler's England no-show
Severe bubble restrictions saw Joe Marler turn down his 2021 England call-up and Harlequins have reaped the rewards in the past ei…
Liam Heagney
25 Mar 2021, 5:24
'It's an important game for Finn': How Scotland believe the Russell effect can work in their favour in France
Over the concussion he suffered versus Ireland, Finn Russell has been recalled to the Scotland XV for the Six Nations re-fixture i…
Liam Heagney
24 Mar 2021, 15:20
Exeter react to loss of two Scotland players this week and give update on Henry Slade's England injury
Agreement between PRL and the SRU has left Exeter without Hogg and Skinner this week, while they are also missing England's Henry …
Liam Heagney
24 Mar 2021, 14:59
'There was some good banter between Sheedy and the England boys'
It's been back to work at Bristol this week for their Six Nations players and Wales' Callum Sheedy has been quick to get in on the…
Liam Heagney
24 Mar 2021, 10:14
Townsend's take on Scotland being restricted to just five Premiership picks versus France
Gregor Townsend has reacted to the deal that limited the Scotland Six Nations pick vs France to just five Premiership-based player…
Liam Heagney
24 Mar 2021, 10:01
Four changes for Scotland as they seek to deny France a Six Nations title win
Gregor Townsend has named his Scotland team for their final match of the 2021 Six Nations, Friday’s away date versus France.
Liam Heagney
24 Mar 2021, 8:45
France make five changes to XV to face Scotland in Six Nations title decider
Not since 2010 have France been crowned Six Nations champions and Fabien Galthie has named the team he hopes will bridge that gap.…
Liam Heagney
24 Mar 2021, 7:52
The verdict is in from the Paul Willemse 'eye area contact' red card disciplinary hearing
Paul Willemse was red-carded by Luke Pearce near the end of last Saturday's dramatic comeback win by France versus Wales in the Si…
Liam Heagney
23 Mar 2021, 17:46
'It was f***ing horrendous': What Adam Jones felt when France struck at the death but he now predicts a Lions tour silver lining for Wales
A three-time Grand Slam winner, Adam Jones was left gobsmacked by last-gasp France but he hopes Wales players will now dominate th…
Liam Heagney
23 Mar 2021, 15:27
Bundee Aki has learned his fate after last Saturday's red card and it's a longer ban than Peter O'Mahony got
Bundee Aki was red-carded playing for Ireland in last Saturday's win over England and he has now learned how long his suspension w…
Liam Heagney
23 Mar 2021, 14:14
What Rob Baxter really feels about England boss Eddie Jones and his treatment of the snubbed Sam Simmonds
Exeter boss Rob Baxter was diplomatic last month when asked about Sam Simmonds for England but he has now opened up further on the…
Liam Heagney
23 Mar 2021, 9:01
'I was, F***, this is an All Black hitting me in the head, this is going to be great, he is going to be gone, one of their main players'
The breakthrough of Irish lock Jack Regan at the Highlanders is a Hollywood-esque story 13 months after he was released by Ulster.…
Liam Heagney
21 Mar 2021, 5:00
