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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.

Ex-Springbok quotes Ronald Reagan as crisis fund-raiser launched for unpaid Kings

Southern Kings were plunged into voluntary liquidation last weekend and a campaign has been launch to help their out-of-pocket PRO…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
27 Sep 2020, 5:17

'That's the uglier side of the sport in some ways... but there is no animosity'

The inspired Ian McKinley story - how he became an Italy player despite blindness in one eye - hasn't had a happy ending with his …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
27 Sep 2020, 4:18

Video: Racing's 'absolutely stunning score' created by the genius of Finn Russell

Racing were heading for a Champions Cup semi-final defeat in Paris when Finn Russell opened up his box of tricks to catch out Sara…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
26 Sep 2020, 11:47

'I don't know if you can find a more heroic captain, leader and figure in the European game'

Semi-final defeat to Racing ended the stellar Champions Cup career of Brad Barritt and Brian O'Driscoll paid the Saracens stalwart…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
26 Sep 2020, 10:55

Mako Vunipola has paid Vincent Koch the ultimate compliment

Mako Vunipola and Vincent Koch will look to repeat their set-piece heroics of Dublin in Paris on Saturday when Saracens play Racin…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
26 Sep 2020, 3:55

'I love visiting restaurants with Cheslin because you're more than likely to get a couple of drinks or a meal free with it'

Jerome Kaino is an All Blacks World Cup winner but the popularity of clubmate Cheslin Kolbe, the Springboks World Cup winner, know…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
25 Sep 2020, 13:35

Cheslin Kolbe's startling revelation about the origin of his mesmerising sidestep

Having made a career from leaving opponents grasping at thin air, Cheslin Kolbe has revealed the origin of his trademark South Afr…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
24 Sep 2020, 17:00

Racing owner Lorenzetti lets slip the astronomical salary Maro Itoje wanted

Racing 92 had negotiations earlier this year with Maro Itoje and Parisian club president Jacky Lorenzetti has now revealed why tal…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
24 Sep 2020, 13:18

'It came as a bit of a shock': Michael Rhodes' reaction after he learned he was cited this week

It was Monday, two days after the Saracens glory in Dublin, that Michael Rhodes learned he was being cited and could miss next Sat…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
24 Sep 2020, 5:57

'I guess I was born with it': Chris Ashton's overwhelming desperation to score tries

Chris Ashton is one of rugby's most prolific try-scorers and the England winger, in a new column on The XV, claims it's a talent h…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
23 Sep 2020, 14:12

Kini Murimurivalu's secret to success

Culture shock and lengthy injury nearly derailed Kini Murimurivalu in France but his faith helped him thrive and he now has big ho…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
22 Sep 2020, 12:44

Leinster's shattered invincibility was bruising wake-up call after PRO14 cakewalk

How Leinster came up second best to Saracens was a bruising reminder that the PRO14 doesn't deliver the intensity necessary for Ch…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
20 Sep 2020, 6:11

'A lot of people have been scared to say what Dylan said in his book - people needed to hear that'

The crippling toll rugby took on Dylan Hartley has left its mark on Teimana Harrison, the Northampton skipper plucked from Rotorua…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
20 Sep 2020, 5:19

Saracens cause an upset, smashing Leinster's 25-game, 16-month unbeaten run

RugbyPass was at Aviva Stadium to see Saracens shrug off their doubters and shatter the 25-match winning streak Leinster had going…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
19 Sep 2020, 12:02

'You can't keep a trophy if you're proven to have broken the rules'

Saracens' financial doping caused ructions in England and the furore has crossed the Irish Sea, leaving Leinster gunning to avenge…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
19 Sep 2020, 4:20

'I just have a feeling things are coming together at the right time for us'

Much has changed since Saracens beat Leinster in the 2019 European final but it's still business as usual for the Londoners, warns…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
19 Sep 2020, 4:00

Itoje wants year away from Saracens before career ends

Maro Itoje has been the subject of much speculation about a short-term move elsewhere during the season Saracens will soon spend i…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
18 Sep 2020, 17:00

Wayne Barnes has launched a new video series, using his kids' superhero figures to explain uncontested scrums

With three recent Premiership games having gone to uncontested scrums, referee Wayne Barnes has launched a video series to explain…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
18 Sep 2020, 15:04

It was a pity Leinster's invincible league campaign finished so anonymously, but they have entered the pantheon as the PRO14's greatest ever side

You were hard-pressed in Dublin on Saturday to twig a game of magnitude was taking place but there is no denying Leinster are the …

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
13 Sep 2020, 6:31

'I've proven I can cope at this level... at Leicester, I let one or two people's opinions have a huge impact on my mental state'

Negative comments about his size affected Harry Thacker at Leicester but the hooker's whirling dervish style has found a home at t…

Liam Heagney
Liam Heagney
13 Sep 2020, 4:11
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