Ireland player ratings vs Wales
Humiliated in London the previous weekend, a middle strength Ireland XV regained some lost ground by deservedly getting the better…
Liam Heagney
31 Aug 2019, 13:11
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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.
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Heaslip keeping the faith: 'This team since the last World Cup is probably the best Irish squad ever assembled'
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Liam Heagney
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Ireland make 11 changes to their team to face Wales
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Liam Heagney
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'I didn't know it was coming... my first reaction was to scream' - John Cooney on his Ireland axe
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Liam Heagney
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Ireland tipped to make 11 changes for Wales and hand Peter O'Mahony a different back row role
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An English Championship side has left a World Cup team's preparations in tatters
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Brian O'Driscoll has a World Cup remedy to fix Joe Schmidt's struggling Ireland midfield
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Liam Heagney
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'I read social media posts saying stuff like I should never wear a rugby shirt again - it's all bollocks'
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Liam Heagney
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Ireland player ratings vs England
Records humiliatingly tumbled at Twickenham as Ireland wilted in the London heat and had no answers to the power that England punc…
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Springbok Aphiwe Dyantyi tests positive for banned substance
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'I've made sure I booked my flight for the Monday after the final in case the All Blacks do it'
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Ireland make 12 changes to their team to face England
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Liam Heagney
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Less is more for PRO14 as they opt for a lower capacity ground for their 2020 final
Attendances for PRO14 finals have been on the rise in recent years but that trend will stop in 2020 as organisers have opted to st…
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France will appeal Paul Gabrillagues' six-week ban
Believing the six-week suspension handed down to lock Paul Gabrillagues to be too severe, France are to appeal the ban in the hope…
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