'Now I'm close to it, the actual main goal is to beat Mark Cueto'
Chris Ashton is just 4 tries behind Tom Varndell on the all-time Premiership list but he has quipped how beating pal Mark Cueto is…
Liam Heagney
27 Jan 2021, 5:00
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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 was picking his brains': Tom Youngs is nearly 7 years older than Leicester's latest recruit but the learning never stops
Veteran Tom Youngs has an interesting few months ahead at Leicester following the arrival of Argentine hooker Julian Montoya.
Liam Heagney
27 Jan 2021, 4:22
'It was pretty competitive, I'll tell you': Leicester revive old school tactic of full-on, in-house trial match
Without a match since January 3, Leicester got stuck into each with a trial game in which skipper Tom Youngs was on the losing sid…
Liam Heagney
26 Jan 2021, 15:20
Ashton's first Worcester media conference: Quins fallout, family upheaval and that sought-after Premiership try record
England wing Chris Ashton has taken his first media conference as a Worcester player after signing from Harlequins at the start of…
Liam Heagney
26 Jan 2021, 12:53
'Some Quins players had clandestine meetings with the CEO': The Rugby Pod's inside story on hurried Gustard exit
Reports last week suggested Paul Gustard was sacked for poor results but The Rugby Pod have a different take on what happened at H…
Liam Heagney
26 Jan 2021, 9:56
Sam Underhill becomes third England forward to drop out of Six Nations squad
England lost two forwards on Monday for the 2021 Six Nations and they have now lost a third as back row Sam Underhill has opted ou…
Liam Heagney
26 Jan 2021, 8:11
Paul Gustard has landed a surprise new job in Italy just 6 days after leaving Harlequins
There was much speculation about the next destination for Paul Gustard after he left Harlequins last week but Italy wasn't mention…
Liam Heagney
26 Jan 2021, 7:01
'There were tears and I broke down in front of the missus one day... I'd do anything to go back and play'
The one-year anniversary of the tackle-causing stroke which ended the career of Bristol midfielder Will Hurrell didn't pass withou…
Liam Heagney
24 Jan 2021, 5:17
'That was pure speculation. I have not been involved in any of that stuff since I was a young kid'
Two Alun Walker tries helped Ealing beat Saracens and saw him linked to a Scotland call-up, but he isn't the type to easily get ca…
Liam Heagney
24 Jan 2021, 5:02
'He was on his bed stark-bollock naked, they ran in, flipped his bed, turned his room over and then just legged it'
Mike Brown has picked ex-England and Harlequins forward Nick Easter as the ninth player to be selected on the RugbyPass Offload To…
Liam Heagney
24 Jan 2021, 4:53
England's mission: 'The ball is in play 32 minutes... and we want to be an impossible team to play against'
With England heading into 2021 unbeaten in their last eight outings, Eddie Jones has set them a mission for their Six Nations titl…
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2021, 10:25
Virimi Vakatawa suffers Six Nations injury scare
Virimi Vakatawa was included in the 37-strong France squad named on January 11 but there is now a doubt over his Six Nations parti…
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2021, 9:57
'You do get some autocratic bullies as coaches. It's my way or the highway and they surround themselves with yes men'
Former Premiership and PRO14 tighthead John Andress, who is now an agent, has reflected on the coaches he encountered during his l…
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2021, 7:05
Sinckler ban and Redpath defection off limits at England squad announcement
Chatty Eddie Jones unveiled his England Six Nations squad on Friday but Kyle Sinckler and Cameron Redpath were 2 names that made h…
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2021, 6:44
The Bob Dwyer advice which convinced Eddie Jones that 'world-class' Paolo Odogwu was England must-pick
When it came to considering Paolo Odogwu for an England call-up, long-ago advice from Bob Dwyer made the difference for Eddie Jone…
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2021, 5:30
England's verdict on the 62-day layoff between games for skipper Farrell and other Saracens players
Saracens players like England skipper Owen Farrell won't have played any game in nine weeks when they line up against Scotland on …
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2021, 3:47
'Has it been disruptive? Not one iota': Eddie Jones' self-isolation boast
England boss Eddie Jones was four days down, six more to go in self-isolation when he unveiled his 28-strong Six Nations squad on …
Liam Heagney
22 Jan 2021, 13:48
'There was no hesitation about the fact that he wanted to play for England'
In a week Cameron Redpath was lost to Scotland, Eddie Jones has expressed delight Harry Randall and Paolo Odogwu have declared for…
Liam Heagney
22 Jan 2021, 13:15
'I was actually planning that night out with Alex Cuthbert with ten minutes left of the game'
England were tipped to win the 2013 Six Nations Grand Slam in Cardiff but it instead became one of greatest nights out for Jamie R…
Liam Heagney
22 Jan 2021, 5:54
'Sometimes within the England team we do have that problem of egos or cliques or groups, people put on pedestals'
RugbyPass Offload guest Mike Brown has revisted the fall-out regarding Sam Burgess quiting rugby union after the 2015 World Cup wi…
Liam Heagney
22 Jan 2021, 4:22
