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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.

'His leg drive, his ability to not accept a close contact and just go down is pretty special'

Concussed just 4 minutes into his debut last February, Caelan Doris has rebounded excellently for Ireland and was Saturday's man o…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
05 Dec 2020, 13:03

Three tries in 12-minute spell either side of the break decisive for Ireland in third-place playoff

Ireland only beat Scotland ten months ago by a narrow margin but there was no debate about the comfort of this Autumn Nations Cup …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
05 Dec 2020, 11:18

'Gengey wasn't happy': The reason Joe Marler adopted an emergency position at England scrum training last week, and it wasn't at prop

Joe Marler and Mako Vunipola were in their element during an appearance on this week's England Rugby podcast hosted by Dylan Hartl…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
05 Dec 2020, 4:50

'You never put it to bed': Eddie Jones on the scar of England's 13-month-old World Cup final loss to the Springboks

It's 13 months since England lost the World Cup final to the Springboks and that painful scar won't ever fully heal for coach Eddi…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
04 Dec 2020, 17:00

The 2009 France ambush that England fans have been warned to remember going into Sunday's final

France are coming to London with a Nations Cup team that has already been written off, but Eddie Jones has a warning for England f…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
04 Dec 2020, 8:13

Jones confronts claim he hasn't evolved England after picking 13 of his World Cup final XV for Nations Cup decider

Eddie Jones was put on the spot on Friday following his latest England team selection but he had a statistic ready to rebuke the a…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
04 Dec 2020, 7:32

'I said Kyle would be a good rolling sub (in league). He can do ten minutes... but that would be him done'

The full-time arrival of Jason Ryles in the England set-up from NRL has resulted in plenty of rugby league chat amongst George For…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
04 Dec 2020, 5:04

'It's brilliant': The British and Irish Lions tour idea that could financially help the Pacific Islands

The combined Pacific Islands team toured on three occasions in the 2000s and Mike Umaga believes the time is ripe for restarting t…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
04 Dec 2020, 4:07

'I know his mum is scared because he does look young'

Wasps' exciting young out-half Jacob Umaga has been involved in England training this autumn but it has left his mother worried. …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
03 Dec 2020, 14:33

Andy Farrell has turned to the man who transformed Irish amateur boxing to get Ireland out of a mental rut

2020 hasn't been the best first year in charge of Ireland for Andy Farrell and he has now admitted to bringing in mental prep expe…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
03 Dec 2020, 12:36

Billy Vunipola has his say on 62-day winter break in between England games if Saracens don't deliver 'something in the pipeline'

England No8 Billy Vunipola faces a nine-week break in between games after this Sunday unless limbo Saracens manage to get back on …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
03 Dec 2020, 5:28

'No-one gave South Africa stick for winning the World Cup but they played a pretty defensive set-piece, kicking based game'

European teams are being heavily criticised for dull rugby but Dylan Hartley says the trend began with the Springboks at the 2019 …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
02 Dec 2020, 14:50

Eddie Jones cuts England squad to 27 for Nations Cup final

With the countdown on towards Sunday's Nations Cup final versus France, Eddie Jones has cut his England squad to 27.

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
02 Dec 2020, 13:32

'I'm not sure whether we will get back to those days of exceptional or extraordinary scores, I don't think that's good for the game either'

Northern hemisphere Test rugby is under fire for lack of entertainment and England assistant John Mitchell says breakdown laws nee…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
02 Dec 2020, 8:45

'He was just a brilliant dude, a brilliant dude that filled the cracks of a post-rugby career with s***'

The rugby world was in mourning last week following the death of Christophe Dominici, the France great warmly remembered on The Ru…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
02 Dec 2020, 5:11

'Billy is his main No8': The Rugby Pod on why Vunipola is still the man for Eddie Jones' England

There have been recent claims that Billy Vunipola is on the way out with England but The Rugby Pod have jumped to the defence of t…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
01 Dec 2020, 13:45

'He was shocking': The Rugby Pod's brutal verdict on Romain Poite's Wales vs England scrum decisions

Romain Poite was in the firing line in Llanelli and The Rugby Pod have now weighed in with a stinging verdict on his Wales vs Engl…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
01 Dec 2020, 9:42

Ireland issue lengthy medical bulletin, Burns and Lowe ruled out of playoff versus Scotland

Andy Farrell's Ireland look to be limping towards the finishing line following a disappointing campaign in the Autumn Nations Cup.

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
01 Dec 2020, 6:13

Uncapped Barbeary chosen in 33-strong England squad but Joseph will miss Nations Cup final versus France

Eddie Jones has picked a 33-strong squad for Sunday's Nations Cup final versus France, two players less than the 35 that assembled…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
01 Dec 2020, 4:56

How a sliding doors moment at 24 changed the rugby life of Agustin Creevy

Agustin Creevy was set to sign for current club London Irish in 2009 before a phone call ultimatum from Argentina changed his life…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
29 Nov 2020, 5:53
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