Six Nations officials issue upbeat update on status of France vs Scotland
Hopes have considerably grown that the France vs Scotland match in the Six Nations will now go ahead as planned in Paris next Sund…
Liam Heagney
24 Feb 2021, 8:54
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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.
'I don't know exactly what the rules are'
There is talk France vs Scotland in the Six Nations might be delayed and Exeter boss Rob Baxter is unsure what this means for Hogg…
Liam Heagney
23 Feb 2021, 11:30
Worcester sign England scrum-half Willi Heinz
Worcester have made another 2021/22 Premiership statement signing, this time bringing in England scrum-half Willi Heinz from Glouc…
Liam Heagney
23 Feb 2021, 10:32
'We hope to remain on the field with 15 white jerseys'
With Wales benefiting from red cards in previous Six Nations games this February, John Mitchell has admitted England are now on hi…
Liam Heagney
23 Feb 2021, 8:44
Saracens sign Springboks scrum-half van Zyl
Saracens have signed a second scrum-half this week from a club in South Africa, this time ex-Spingboks half-back Ivan van Zyl.
Liam Heagney
23 Feb 2021, 7:23
Hopes rise in France after latest round of Six Nations testing results
It has been traumatic for France since their Six Nations win in Dublin but the latest testing results offer hope for the Scotland …
Liam Heagney
23 Feb 2021, 4:42
'There's no conflict': New RPA chairman Ethan Waller on pandemic rugby, relegation, pizza, pay cuts and Michael Fatialofa
Worcester prop Ethan Waller has stuck his neck out at the age of 28 by becoming the new RPA chairman a year into the pandemic in E…
Liam Heagney
21 Feb 2021, 5:00
Video: Wasps fuming over red card for Brookes
Ian Costello was unhappy with the red card for Kieran Brookes as Wasps at Leicester became the second 14-on-14 in this weekend's P…
Liam Heagney
20 Feb 2021, 12:12
Leicester's Jasper Wiese becomes third Premiership player red-carded this weekend for shoulder to the head shot
Round ten of the Premiership began on Friday with two red cards and there was a third on Saturday for Jasper Wiese of Leicester.
Liam Heagney
20 Feb 2021, 11:21
'As soon as we talk about getting rid of head injuries completely I think the sport will struggle'
Concussion is very much back in the rugby headlines and England scrum-half Dan Robson has given an alternative perspective on the …
Liam Heagney
19 Feb 2021, 8:19
No rest for Scotland skipper Hogg as he starts for Exeter this Saturday
Exeter boss Rob Baxter said in midweek he wouldn't 'lump' all his Test players into his team but Scotland captain Stuart Hogg is i…
Liam Heagney
19 Feb 2021, 7:31
'Every game he almost has a highlights reel': How Malakai Fekitoa's comeback is going after 16-week layoff
Back in action after a 16-week layoff, the quick return to form of Malakai Fekitoa has Wasps boss Lee Blackett singing his praises…
Liam Heagney
19 Feb 2021, 5:43
Wasps weigh up uncapped Odogwu coming back from England in late March having not played since January 8
Uncapped Paolo Odogwu is facing an eleven-week gap in between playing a match of any kind unless he can break into the England tea…
Liam Heagney
18 Feb 2021, 14:33
Eddie Jones calls uncapped George Martin into his England Six Nations squad
England boss Eddie Jones has chosen 19-year-old uncapped George Martin as his Six Nations squad replacement for the injured Jack W…
Liam Heagney
18 Feb 2021, 10:22
'It makes you feel alive': Under pressure Ireland boss Andy Farrell comes out fighting
Andy Farrell has responded to criticism of his tenure as head coach following the worst Ireland start to a championship since 1998…
Liam Heagney
18 Feb 2021, 9:46
How Wales have rated Josh Adams on his return to training following two-game ban
Josh Adams created the wrong type of headlines for Wales before the start of the Six Nations with his two-game ban for a protocols…
Liam Heagney
18 Feb 2021, 8:57
Fit-again Hastings set to play his first match in 16 weeks after dislocated shoulder
Glasgow No10 Adam Hastings played his last game of rugby on October 31 when Scotland defeated Wales in the Six Nations at Llanelli…
Liam Heagney
18 Feb 2021, 7:52
New Wales star Rees-Zammit to start Premiership derby for Gloucester
There will be no rest for Louis Rees-Zammit this week as the Wales match-winner at Murrayfield has been chosen to start with Glouc…
Liam Heagney
18 Feb 2021, 7:17
Exeter detail latest Cuthbert setback after he was hailed as 'phenomenal' last weekend
Despite going 18 weeks in between games, Alex Cuthbert was in flying form in his two-match Exeter comeback that has now suffered a…
Liam Heagney
18 Feb 2021, 6:14
Rees-Zammit vs May: 'They run against each other a lot in training, they're well versed on each other's strengths and weaknesses'
It's the England vs Wales head-to-head everyone is salivating over, the battle between Gloucester teammates Jonny May and Louis Re…
Liam Heagney
18 Feb 2021, 4:25
