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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.

'Can he play sevens with the injury toll he has had?' - Bristol question Piutau's Olympic chances

Bristol have responded to New Zealand media reports linking ex-All Blacks star Charles Piutau with a change in allegiance before t…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
03 Mar 2021, 12:34

Courtney Lawes' Lions tour hopes massively dented as surgery needed to fix Six Nations injury

Veteran England forward Courtney Lawes faces a race against time to be fit for the Lions following his training ground misfortune …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
03 Mar 2021, 11:46

Kyle Eastmond has switched to Super League eight months after quitting Leicester

Ex-England midfielder Kyle Eastmond left Leicester as one of the five salary cap rebels last July and his next move has now been c…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
03 Mar 2021, 10:42

'He's an international quality ten': Declan Kidney's take on the current form of exiled Ireland out-half Paddy Jackson

The recent Premiership form of Paddy Jackson has resulted in talk about his prospects with Ireland whom he hasn't been capped by s…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
03 Mar 2021, 9:15

Uncapped David Ribbans called up by England who have now also changed restrictions on Premiership player release

Uncapped lock David Ribbans, the South African who qualifies for England through his grandfather, has been called up for Six Natio…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
03 Mar 2021, 8:36

'Whether that is a mistake, that is not for me to say': Bristol on lack of England game time for Earl and Malins

Bristol have spoken about the tricky issue of Earl and Malins, along with the injured Randall, having limited or no England game t…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
03 Mar 2021, 6:11

Bristol confirm the damaging extent of Harry Randall's ankle injury with England

Pat Lam was unsure last week about the prognosis for his injured England player Harry Randall but the Bristol coach has now shed l…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
03 Mar 2021, 5:31

Top 14 wins jackpot with new €113.6million per year TV rights deal

French rugby has enjoyed a fantastic victory in the latest tender for Top 14 live TV rights, securing a 17 per cent increase on cu…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
02 Mar 2021, 16:15

The Worcester verdict on Chris Ashton's first five weeks at his latest club

It took five weeks for Chris Ashton to appear on the Worcester teamsheet and they have now given their verdict on his settling-in …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
02 Mar 2021, 13:17

Leicester respond to the death threats their England prop Ellis Genge received in recent days

Rugby's image was tarnished at the weekend by a variety of online abuse which included alleged death threats to England prop Ellis…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
02 Mar 2021, 12:07

Worcester make Scott Baldwin their 6th signing for 2021/22

Scott Baldwin is the second player Worcester have signed from Harlequins in recent weeks after ex-England wing Chris Ashton.

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
02 Mar 2021, 11:18

'I'm sorry... I'm embarrassed by some of my comments': The Rugby Pod's Jim Hamilton has apologised 17 weeks after writing off Alun Wyn Jones' Lions chances

The Rugby Pod ignited a huge social media debate in November when Jim Hamilton said Alun Wyn Jones shouldn't be picked for the Lio…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
02 Mar 2021, 8:17

'I'm not going into too many details but it can become a bit of a toxic environment'

England hopeful David Ribbans has been in organisations that couldn't handle losing but he had every belief Northampton would come…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
28 Feb 2021, 4:00

'I want my dog to eat food so I'm not allowed to say anything': Eddie Jones on referee Gauzere

Eddie Jones opted not to speak his mind regarding the debatable decisions of refeere Pascal Gauzere in the England Six Nations los…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
27 Feb 2021, 15:45

'It doesn't mean everything is fixed now': Six-try Ireland critique their Italian job

Johnny Sexton has drawn a line under the worst Ireland start to a championship since 1998, his team beating Italy in the Six Natio…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
27 Feb 2021, 13:04

Ireland player ratings vs Italy - 2021 Six Nations

Here are the Ireland player ratings after they looked impressive in the first half in Italy but struggled in the second period in …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
27 Feb 2021, 10:56

The Oldest Six Nations 2021 XV

Rugby is increasingly said to be no country for old men but this Oldest Six Nations 2021 XV packs quite a punch with its array of …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
27 Feb 2021, 6:23

'You realised this guy's work rate is phenomenal but he is just in the wrong place'

Fijian Siva Naulago looked flummoxed when Bristol recently lost to Sale but the recruit from Super League was different gravy last…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
27 Feb 2021, 5:38

Courtney Lawes ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations

Eddie Jones wasn't initially sure how seriously injured Courtney Lawes was but the England forward has now been ruled out of the S…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
26 Feb 2021, 7:28

'He has at times targeted various players in our team... we're going to have to deal with him'

With Alun Wyn Jones poised to play against England for the 23rd time in his Wales Test career, Eddie Jones has the lock in his cro…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
25 Feb 2021, 17:00
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