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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.

Vunipola reacts to Saracens' shock Championship loss and whether contract has 'no promotion' clauses

With Mako Vunipola and co busy with England's Six Nations campaign, Saracens opened their Championship season last Saturday with a…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
11 Mar 2021, 3:38

'There's no such thing as untouchables': Mako Vunipola on the allegation Eddie Jones has undroppable England favourites

Despite a deluge of criticism over how Eddie Jones picks his England teams, Mako Vunipola insists the coach doesn't have his favou…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Mar 2021, 17:02

'We are fortunate': Where Wayne Barnes has really stood out helping England at training this week

Test referees Wayne Barnes and Matthew Carley have visited the England camp this week to help iron out their Six Nations penalties…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Mar 2021, 13:24

'They had seven internationals playing with 165 caps': The Rugby Pod revels in Saracens' opening day Championship ambush

It was the weekend's top story, Saracens losing to Cornish Pirates in the Championship, and Andy Goode relished what unfolded at t…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Mar 2021, 12:46

'It's starting to heat up': Harlequins give director of rugby search update seven weeks after Paul Gustard's exit

Seven weeks after Paul Gustard left his director of rugby post, Harlequins general manager Billy Millard has provided a recruitmen…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Mar 2021, 11:04

'I'm not going to be Antoine Dupont... I'm going to be a Ben Youngs and the best version of myself'

Ben Youngs admires the style of play Antoine Dupont is producing at scrum-half but the England veteran isn't going to copy his Fre…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Mar 2021, 8:00

Wayne Pivac sheds light on why he is sticking by Dan Biggar and not starting Callum Sheedy for Wales

Wales made 10 changes when they last visited Rome two years ago but Wayne Pivac has just made two and has kept Callum Sheedy in re…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Mar 2021, 5:40

'The scar has cleared up, thanks for asking': Tom Curry two years on from being left a bloodied England mess by France

It's 25 months since Tom Curry was left a bloodied mess playing for England against France, the rival they are hosting again this …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Mar 2021, 3:53

England have taken the drastic action of having referees at training to help curb their Six Nations penalties problem

Eddie Jones' England are tied with Italy for the dubious title of most indisciplined Six Nations team, conceding 41 penalties in t…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Mar 2021, 17:03

'It's a constant discussion with Andy': The one thing rookie Test coach Paul O'Connell has found really challenging with Ireland

Six Nations title-winning skipper Paul O'Connell was brought back into the Ireland fold in January to accelerate progress under An…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Mar 2021, 13:45

Wales explain why they brought forward their XV announcement by two days and highlight what they want from the recalled Gareth Davies

Wales weren't due to name their round four XV until Thursday but Wayne Pivac showed his hand two days early for reasons explained …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Mar 2021, 12:43

'That is the great thing about the situation we are currently in': The straw England are clutching after losing Six Nations title grip

Defending champions England head into Six Nations round four with their title defence in ruins but they claim all isn't completely…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Mar 2021, 8:18

'That is a good observation backed up by measurement': Why England have Dupont in their sights

Grand Slam-chasing France are coming to Twickenham on Saturday and England have their sights set on livewire scrum-half Antoine Du…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Mar 2021, 7:28

Beyond bare-bones: The out-half crisis that has Premiership leaders Bristol set to use Ioan Lloyd's 18-year-old brother this Friday

Premiership leaders Bristol are beyond bare-bones as they prepare to host Wasps on Friday, an 18-year-old school out-half getting …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Mar 2021, 5:46

'When Gussy left you needed the support of senior players and Joe was to the forefront of that'

Joe Marler was due to be away with England but Harlequins are instead reaping the benefits of his decision to out of the Six Natio…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
07 Mar 2021, 4:27

'C'mon, people have got to see this... pick him!': Lawrence Dallaglio's plea for England to select Sam Simmonds

Ex-England skipper Lawrence Dallaglio has called on Eddie Jones to pick Sam Simmonds after he again impressed for Exeter in the Pr…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Mar 2021, 13:20

Beaten Saracens stunned by Cornish Pirates in their first Championship game

Saracens are expected to walk promotion to the Premiership but their Championship campaign got off to a shock defeat at Cornish Pi…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Mar 2021, 12:40

'I understand that some pitches are like that... but I'm a fan of old school and grass'

With Saracens relegated, just two Premiership clubs are using artificial surfaces which old school Bristol boss Pat Lam is not a f…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Mar 2021, 11:19

'People complained about the way we were playing before Gussy left but we were still pretty either the top or the second top attacking team in the league'

Harlequins recently enjoyed a four-game winning streak but assistant Jerry Flannery explains the reason wasn't that Paul Gustard h…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Mar 2021, 8:13

'I was offered another two-year deal at Bristol and it would have been the easiest thing in the world to have stayed'

Worcester have lost all five games so far with Jonathan Thomas as their new head coach but the ex-Wales back row is well versed in…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Mar 2021, 6:00
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