21 of 31 England November picks feature in this weekend's Premiership
Twenty-one of the 31 England players capped by Steve Borthwick over the course of the four-game Autumn Nations Series will feature…
Liam Heagney
29 Nov 2024, 6:53
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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.
Fit-again Alex Mitchell set to play his first match in 140 days
Mitchell's last outing was England’s July 13 tour-ending game away to the All Blacks in Auckland.
Liam Heagney
29 Nov 2024, 8:08
Clive Woodward names Lions Text XV of 8 Irish, 4 Scots, 3 English
The curiosity about Woodward’s preferred Lions XV is that three of his pack picks haven’t played a single minute of the Autumn…
Liam Heagney
29 Nov 2024, 8:51
All 10 team selections for Gallagher Premiership round seven
This weekend’s return of the Gallagher Premiership following a five-week hibernation was given its banner headline on Wednesday …
Liam Heagney
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Opinion
Ireland player ratings vs Australia | 2024 Autumn Nations Series
Andy Farrell came into this expecting his Irish side to produce their best performance of this Autumn Nations Series but they fail…
Liam Heagney
30 Nov 2024, 11:40
'It’s harsh saying it but I’m speaking facts and truths on El-Abd'
An old university friend, El-Abd was an usher at Borthwick’s wedding but his honeymoon as part-time England defence coach ended …
Liam Heagney
26 Nov 2024, 8:01
'You could have four starting Scottish backs in that Lions team'
Scotland finished the 2024 Guinness Six Nations in fourth place with just two wins in their five matches, but they have now follow…
Liam Heagney
26 Nov 2024, 7:20
Exclusive
Wallace Sititi: 'No, not in a million years... just crazy to say'
After featuring 13 times in the run to an Auckland final against the Blues, Scott Robertson wanted a look and the rest is now hist…
Liam Heagney
24 Nov 2024, 17:14
Pieter-Steph du Toit crowned World Rugby men's 15s player of the year
The Springboks flanker had previously won the award in 2019, the same year as his country’s Rugby World Cup final win in Japan.
Liam Heagney
24 Nov 2024, 14:34
Seven Springboks make World Rugby men’s 15s dream team of the year
Just four countries gained selection, with Andy Farrell’s Ireland providing four players, New Zealand three and Argentina one.
Liam Heagney
24 Nov 2024, 14:25
Ellie Kildunne named World Rugby women's 15s player of the year
The 25-year-old beat fellow nominees Alex Matthews, her English teammate, Canada’s Alex Tessier and Pauline Bourdon Sansus of Fr…
Liam Heagney
24 Nov 2024, 14:03
The full list of 2024 World Rugby Awards winners
Fourteen separate 2024 World Rugby Awards were up for grabs in Monaco on Sunday night.
Liam Heagney
24 Nov 2024, 14:48
Andy Farrell: ‘The best is yet to come, it has to be’
Andy Farrell has suggested that fans are in for a treat next Saturday when Ireland bring the curtain down on their 2024 Autumn Nat…
Liam Heagney
24 Nov 2024, 3:00
Interview
Joe Bailey: 'Maro Itoje is the sort of player I want to be'
This jump from young gun to fully fledged international-level pro, though, is never the same across the board. There are those whe…
Liam Heagney
24 Nov 2024, 3:30
Analysis
Four Ireland talking points after they soundly see off hyped Fiji
The Autumn Nations Series situation Ireland currently find themselves still has the encouraging potential to become even better ne…
Liam Heagney
24 Nov 2024, 2:00
Exclusive
Stephen Smith: 'Four of the top nations are leveraging our platform'
Steve Borthwick wasn’t shy last weekend in volunteering a specific reason why England had just been knocked over by South Africa…
Liam Heagney
24 Nov 2024, 2:30
Opinion
Ireland player ratings vs Fiji | 2024 Autumn Nations Series
The final tally was eight tries to two but Andy Farrell’s side didn’t have it all their own way initially as a stupid Sam Pren…
Liam Heagney
23 Nov 2024, 11:29
Analysis
Four talking points as Ireland shake up their team to host Fiji
There are seven changes to the starting XV, including two new caps in the pack, while there is also a first start for Sam Prenderg…
Liam Heagney
21 Nov 2024, 10:44
Munster have lost another coach with immediate effect
Ahead of the league’s resumption next week following its Autumn Nations Series break, Munster will go in against the Lions in Li…
Liam Heagney
22 Nov 2024, 13:25
Analysis
Four talking points as England resist wholesale change versus Japan
Usually there is one November match where the leading Six Nations teams roll the dice and massively change up their XV.
Liam Heagney
22 Nov 2024, 10:11
