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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.

Sexton and Farrell try to clear the air after messy fallout from Saturday night's infamous substitution

Ireland's title-losing Six Nations loss to France has been eclipsed by talk surrounding Johnny Sexton and his substitution by Andy…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
05 Nov 2020, 7:43

What Jamie Roberts would do to fix Wayne Pivac's struggling Wales

The mood among Wales fans has been dark since Saturday's latest loss and Jamie Roberts has identified the areas Wayne Pivac must f…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
05 Nov 2020, 6:28

The England training ground attitude that makes Maro Itoje stand out from the crowd

Maro Itoje is widely recognised as an England great but what makes him tick on the training ground? Dylan Hartley provides a telli…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
04 Nov 2020, 14:14

What AWJ pulled out of his luggage on the 2017 Lions left CJ Stander gobsmacked

CJ Stander shared a room with Alun Wyn Jones on the 2017 Lions and he was left gobsmacked by the Welsh skipper's level of professi…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
04 Nov 2020, 9:27

Ex-England skipper Hartley weighs in on whether Saracens should be automatically allowed rejoin the Premiership

Dylan Hartley once played a season in the Championship with Northampton and he has now had his say on the Saracens promotion specu…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
04 Nov 2020, 8:36

'He's not in the best 4 second rows': The Rugby Pod's shock AWJ Lions selection call

The Rugby Pod has no room for romance in selecting the form second rows for the 2021 Lions, excluding veteran Wales skipper Alun W…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
04 Nov 2020, 6:19

Gatland breaks silence on whether disgraced Rob Howley is being considered as a 2021 Lions assistant

Rob Howley assisted Warren Gatland on the 2013 and 2017 Lions but his star has fallen since his gambling ban from the sport.

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
01 Nov 2020, 3:10

Ireland player ratings vs France - Six Nations Super Saturday

Ireland went into the Six Nations finale in Paris knowing a win by seven points would net them the title... here's how their playe…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
31 Oct 2020, 18:30

England player ratings vs Italy - Six Nations Super Saturday

Here are the England player ratings after their 29-point win versus Italy put pressure on Six Nations title rivals Ireland and Fra…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
31 Oct 2020, 14:40

Gatland has his say on 14-week pre-Lions gap facing Itoje and fellow Saracens stars following 2021 Six Nations

Star Saracens players like Maro Itoje face a 14-week break after the end of the 2021 Six Nations and the start of the Lions tour. …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
31 Oct 2020, 8:03

Gatland's message to Wales fans who claim Scotland is must-win for under-pressure Pivac

New Wales boss Wayne Pivac is taking criticism for a 4-match losing streak but Warren Gatland wants fans to cut his fellow Kiwi so…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
30 Oct 2020, 12:40

England's Plan B minus Farrell: 'Every time he has stepped into the 10 he looks an absolute natural there'

Eddie Jones hasn't picked a specialist 10 on the England bench, so he will improvise in an emergency with George Furbank or Henry …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
30 Oct 2020, 12:39

England boss Jones: Barbarians fiasco has made rugby 'a bit of a laughing stock'

Eddie Jones has flown out for England's Six Nations finale in Rome still furious with last week's match-cancelling Barbarians fias…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
30 Oct 2020, 5:19

'There is no anti-Scottish sentiment from me - I definitely want them to do well'

Just five of the 78 original picks for the 2013 and 2017 Lions tours were Scotland players but Warren Gatland insists he isn't ant…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
29 Oct 2020, 14:40

13 Barbarians players charged by the RFU following cancelled England match

There is no end yet in sight to last weekend's embarrassing England match cancellation as the RFU have now charged 13 Barbarians p…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
29 Oct 2020, 12:16

'He hits hard, carries hard, sort of a no-nonsense player similar to the George Kruis mould'

With George Kruis heading to Japan, Eddie Jones recently scoured the Premiership for an England lock and he found one in Jonny Hil…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
29 Oct 2020, 8:24

England make 7 changes for Italian job, hand lock Jonny Hill a debut start

England have unveiled the team they hope can put up a big score on Italy on Saturday and leave them in the frame to win the Six Na…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
29 Oct 2020, 7:14

Lions squad could accommodate as few as 35 players, Ireland boss Farrell in frame for assistant's role

The 2021 Lions could travel with six players fewer than in 2017, but Andy Farrell is in the frame as repeat assistant coach to Gat…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
29 Oct 2020, 5:09

Gatland muddies Lions captain speculation by naming a whopping 17 players as possible 2021 skipper

Just when you though the list of who might captain the 2021 Lions was narrowing, Warren Gatland comes along with a list as long as…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
28 Oct 2020, 18:23

Boozing Barbarians have Dylan Hartley reminiscing about England's infamous dwarf tossing controversy

With the Barbarians cancellation the talk of rugby, Dylan Hartley has revisted the infamous England RWC 2011 carry-on in Queenstow…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
28 Oct 2020, 13:39
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