Match referee Nigel Owens has had his say on Saturday's Exeter vs Racing final
Saturday will be the seventh Champions Cup final Nigel Owens will take charge of and he set the scene on Tuesday on Irish breakfas…
Liam Heagney
13 Oct 2020, 14:29
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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.
From back-to-back Top 14 relegations to coaching a Racing attack that is the envy of Europe: the remarkable fall and rise of Mike Prendergast
It's quite the transformation for Mike Prendergast, the ex-Munster player going from coaching successive Top 14 relegations to a g…
Liam Heagney
11 Oct 2020, 7:14
Video: Malakai Fekitoa's cracking early try was his painful last act in Premiership semi-final win
There was huge interest in now Malakai Fekitoa would fare for Wasps in their Premiership semi-final but he lasted just nine minute…
Liam Heagney
10 Oct 2020, 9:15
SA Rugby issues statement casting doubt over Springboks' Rugby Championship participation
The Rugby Championship is supposed to start for the Springboks in four weeks in Brisbane but South Africa has still to confirm the…
Liam Heagney
10 Oct 2020, 4:39
He's 33 and a qualified doctor but Jamie Roberts fears retiring from rugby
Respected Wales midfielder Jamie Roberts made sure during his 20s he got his college qualifications but the thought of retiring fr…
Liam Heagney
09 Oct 2020, 14:26
Ryan Wilson on the annoying trait Maro Itoje and Bundee Aki have in common
Ryan Wilson checked in for his debut this week on the new RugbyPass Offload show and the Scotland back row made his mark when pres…
Liam Heagney
09 Oct 2020, 13:30
Jonny May's lockdown silver lining
A fractured cheekbone wrecked the Six Nations for Jonny May last March but the England winger hasn't missed any matches in the sev…
Liam Heagney
09 Oct 2020, 5:14
Simon Zebo on why he left Ireland and his situation with current boss Andy Farrell
Not since July 2017 has Simon Zebo featured for Ireland and another squad announcement on Thursday arrived minus his name.
Liam Heagney
08 Oct 2020, 14:22
Jamie Roberts breaks silence on his positive Covid test, discusses major outbreak at Sale
Appearing on RugbyPass Offload, Dragons centre Jamie Roberts opens up about his mid-August encounter with Covid-19 and what happen…
Liam Heagney
08 Oct 2020, 9:36
'The waiting around on Monday and Tuesday was unique and challenging'
Bath endured a difficult few days after their draw at Saracens, but Stuart Hopper now believes they can go and win at Exeter.
Liam Heagney
08 Oct 2020, 8:56
Winners and losers from Andy Farrell's Ireland squad announcement
The delayed Six Nations resumes on October 24 in Dublin and Andy Farrell has unveiled his 35-man squad as Ireland go in search of …
Liam Heagney
08 Oct 2020, 6:41
'Everyone assumes the challenge is not to go out for a beer - that isn't the challenge'
With instances of Covid-19 on the rise in England, Rob Baxter believes rugby clubs like Exeter have never been as vulnerable to th…
Liam Heagney
08 Oct 2020, 4:02
'I just don't feel we are in a position to moan or whinge about not going out for a coffee'
Life this week in England camp is very different from what it was last March, but Jonny May isn't unsettled by the Covid-19 preven…
Liam Heagney
07 Oct 2020, 14:56
Baxter revisits his pre-Sale outbreak claim that the Premiership should stop Covid testing
A claim early last week by Exeter boss Rob Baxter that Coid testing in the Premiership should stop hasn't aged well in light of th…
Liam Heagney
07 Oct 2020, 14:15
'You can't blame Sale for saying we can fulfil a fixture'
Rob Baxter feels it's ridiculous Exeter only found out their Premiership semi-final opponents on Wednesday, but he isn't blaming S…
Liam Heagney
07 Oct 2020, 11:28
State of the art games room to keep England occupied at the Lensbury
Coronavirus restrictions will see Eddie Jones confine his England players to their new Lensbury team hotel where downtime activiti…
Liam Heagney
07 Oct 2020, 4:33
'Joe is an intriguing character... and I hope his book sells well'
Joe Marler has received kudos for his recent mental health revelations and England coach Eddie Jones has now had his say on the pr…
Liam Heagney
07 Oct 2020, 4:08
'When you're in your twenties and thirties, sometimes you make mistakes'
After England footballers ignited negative headlines last month, Eddie Jones wants to lay down the law to his rugby squad regardin…
Liam Heagney
06 Oct 2020, 17:00
'England were stupid... that has killed the Lions tour': Willie John McBride's lament for modern-day rugby
Professional rugby's myriad of problems are addressed in a compelling new book that contains a hard-hitting foreword by Lions lege…
Liam Heagney
06 Oct 2020, 14:14
Virus-hit Sale finally name their XV to face Worcester
There has been huge interest in the goings-on at Sale and the Steve Diamond has now announced the Premiership XV that will face Wo…
Liam Heagney
06 Oct 2020, 7:13
