Confirmed: Eddie Jones to coach against England at Twickenham
The Australian was at the helm in England for seven years but his team’s disimproving results meant that an Autumn Nations Serie…
Liam Heagney
25 Jan 2024, 5:01
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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.
France statement: Six released from Six Nations squad, Tuilagi called up
Five up-and-coming youngsters will fill in for them at national team training.
Liam Heagney
25 Jan 2024, 4:44
Ex-Ireland back: How to be 'a successful player' under Joe Schmidt
The ex-Irish head coach, who assisted the All Blacks to their recent second-place finish at the Rugby World Cup, has now taken on …
Liam Heagney
25 Jan 2024, 4:02
Northampton lock Alex Moon 'on verge' of Top 14 deal – report
The French league demonstrated its increasing allure for players in England when Racing 92 confirmed on Monday the signing of Owen…
Liam Heagney
24 Jan 2024, 6:22
Cardiff statement: Helford Capital takeover deal confirmed
Club representatives met on Tuesday evening and it was ultimately decided that the best decision was for the Welsh region to accep…
Liam Heagney
24 Jan 2024, 4:11
'Glad I retired': Nigel Owens wades into Bristol red card debate
The Bears lock was sent off last Friday in Galway by French referee Pierre Brousset in the 13th minute of his team’s Investec Ch…
Liam Heagney
24 Jan 2024, 3:23
England name replacements for 3 players, including Ollie Lawrence
The head coach is holding a training camp this week in Girona, his team’s base ahead of their February 3 campaign opener away to…
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2024, 12:00
Ireland update: Replacement named for the injured Tom Ahern
Three training panelists – Ahern and fellow uncapped players Oli Jager and Sam Prendergast – had been included for this Wednes…
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2024, 10:33
Bath statement: The contract extension of England prop Will Stuart
Midway through his fifth season at The Rec following his 2019 signing from Wasps, the prop is currently part of Steve Borthwick's …
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2024, 7:40
France statement: Replacements named for injured duo Jelonch, Meafou
Both forwards shipped knocks last Sunday when playing for Toulouse in their Investec Champions Cup home win over Bath.
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2024, 7:19
The Christian Wade verdict on Saracens' Owen Farrell joining Racing
The 32-year-old was named on Monday as a new signing for the 2024/25 season, a move that will see the long-time Saracens talisman …
Liam Heagney
23 Jan 2024, 6:03
'We had a chat': Sale admit to talks with the in-demand Mason Grady
The 21-year-old back has been in excellent form this season for Cardiff after enhancing his reputation at the Rugby World Cup in F…
Liam Heagney
10 Jan 2024, 12:23
RFU issue 73-word reply to the latest Championship Rugby statement
The 11 Championship clubs called on the RFU board to set an urgent date to hear in full their amended proposals and it quickly pro…
Liam Heagney
10 Jan 2024, 11:49
Sale confirm England's George Ford hasn’t travelled to South Africa
The England out-half suffered a bang to his knee near the end of the Sharks’ 17-21 Gallagher Premiership defeat at Northampton o…
Liam Heagney
10 Jan 2024, 10:13
Gareth Anscombe breaks silence about his contract-cancelling injury
Anscombe pulled up lame with a groin injury in the warm-up prior to their final group match against Georgia and while he missed th…
Liam Heagney
10 Jan 2024, 7:49
Bristol statement: The immediate effect signing of Benjamin Grondona
Having featured for the Pampas XV last term in a season that culminated in playing for his country at the Junior World Championshi…
Liam Heagney
10 Jan 2024, 4:33
Clive Woodward wades into debate over 'ludicrous passage of play'
Some fans, including England loosehead Joe Marler, branded the sequence of 12 kicks in a row at The Rec as the dullest 60-plus sec…
Liam Heagney
10 Jan 2024, 4:10
Toby Flood: The Top 14 tactic that would allow Owen Farrell to thrive
It emerged last Friday that the 32-year-old, who is currently on a Test rugby sabbatical after skippering Steve Borthwick’s side…
Liam Heagney
09 Jan 2024, 8:11
Ireland's Joe McCarthy: 'I was subbing for the junior fourths team'
The 22-year-old attended Blackrock College and his enthusiasm for rugby wasn’t matched by his on-field exploits until his final …
Liam Heagney
09 Jan 2024, 5:54
Shaun Edwards' 'sense of injustice' about French World Cup exit
The French were hotly tipped as a favourite to win the tournament, but they were eliminated by eventual winners South Africa follo…
Liam Heagney
09 Jan 2024, 4:05
