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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.

'Think how aggressive he used to be in tackling and smashing people': Ex-England international claims Farrell isn't the feared player he once was

Owen Farrell was red-carded in September and ex-England out-half Andy Goode believes fear of more cards has drained his tackling p…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2021, 13:06

Marcus Smith signs long-term Harlequins contract extension

Months of speculation linking Marcus Smith to a switch to France or a rival Premiership club have now ended with his new Harlequin…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2021, 6:00

Rugby Pod's damning England verdict: 'There is no free-thinking in there at all and that comes from having a coach like Eddie Jones'

The Rugby Pod have not held back in their criticism of last weekend's defeat for England, blaming Eddie Jones for how it all unrav…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
10 Feb 2021, 5:39

Jones strenuously defends under-fire Farrell, insisting England are not in any slump

Eddie Jones faced media three days after the shock England loss to Scotland and he vigorously defended the reputation of skipper O…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Feb 2021, 17:00

Red-carded O'Mahony banned until round five of the Six Nations

Peter O'Mahony was red-carded by Wayne Barned early in the first half in Cardiff and will now miss the next three Ireland matches.…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Feb 2021, 13:52

Eddie Jones' latest take on England's failure: 'There is five million situations in the game, we don't coach five million situations'

Beaten England boss Eddie Jones has held a media conference three days after the shock Six Nations ambush by Scotland at Twickenha…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Feb 2021, 11:59

125kg Wales prospect Carwyn Tuipulotu has signed his first professional contract

The son of Tongan international Kati Tuipulotu, 125kg back row Carwyn has been making a name for himself this season at PRO14 Scar…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Feb 2021, 10:32

Worcester issue statement in response to Fatialofa tweet over unpaid medical bills

Michael Fatialofa was hit with a six-figure medical bill in July last year and his Tuesday morning tweet generated a response from…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Feb 2021, 9:21

Confirmed: Wales face major rejig as 4 starters versus Ireland ruled out of Scotland match

Sunday's Six Nations win for Wales over Ireland has come at a heavy price as four starters have been ruled out of round two select…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Feb 2021, 8:59

England add two forwards to their Six Nations squad to take on Italy

Ambushed in the opening round of the Six Nations by Scotland, England have made two changes to their round two squad to face Italy…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Feb 2021, 6:38

Ireland add two forwards to their squad to face France

Ireland have reacted to the opening round Six Nations defeat to Wales by calling up two Leinster forwards for the round two game w…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
09 Feb 2021, 6:15

Ireland player ratings vs Wales | 2021 Six Nations

It was a frustrating Six Nations day in Cardiff yet again for beaten Ireland and their inconsistencies were mirrored in the player…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
07 Feb 2021, 12:53

'It was an incredible debut': Scotland verdict on first Redpath outing

Cameron Redpath played like a seasoned international player when he made his Test debut as a 21-year-old for Scotland on Saturday.…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
07 Feb 2021, 4:17

'My first taste of French rugby, the first scrum fell and it was a 15-on-15 brawl. It was sink or swim - I had to punch back'

Josh Strauss felt set for the final part of his career with the Bulls, but he is instead back in France where he earned first stri…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
07 Feb 2021, 4:03

'Everyone's a good selector after the game. I'm sure you're a good selector after the game'

England boss Eddie Jones was cranky at his post-match media conference on Saturday, but he still managed to heartily congratulate …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Feb 2021, 15:37

'Vunipola, if we didn't know the pubs were closed you'd swear he had been in one. He was out of shape'

Ex-Scotland coach Matt Williams has claimed on Irish TV the England players from Saracens, including Billy Vunipola, weren't at th…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Feb 2021, 14:25

Saracens beaten for the second time in three weeks by Ealing

The Trailfinders Cup has gone from bad to worse for Saracens as they have been beaten for a second time in recent weeks by Ealing.…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Feb 2021, 11:04

Skivington braced for return to former club 8 months after awkward exit

It's now eight months since George Skivington quit London Irish for Gloucester and he makes his first trip back there this Saturda…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Feb 2021, 6:01

'He was very bad at rugby': New France wing Gabin Villiere was written off as an 18-year-old

Gabin Villiere was a skinny 18-year-old scrum-half who couldn't pass or kick but he is now playing Six Nations for France on the w…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Feb 2021, 5:15

'Don't be a control freak over absolutely everything': Lee Blackett's secret to first-year success at Wasps

Set to reach the end of his first year in charge at Wasps, Lee Blackett outlines why he has been a success as a rookie Premiership…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
06 Feb 2021, 4:50
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