England back-rower Tom Curry banned after last Saturday's red card
Back-rower Tom Curry must attend tackle school if he is to feature in another England pool game prior to his team’s likely progr…
Liam Heagney
12 Sep 2023, 11:58
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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.
Billy Vunipola's recent 'not a pleasant experience' England ordeal
England have laid bare what suspension has painfully meant for Billy Vunipola on the training ground in recent weeks.
Liam Heagney
12 Sep 2023, 11:20
England explain why George Kruis was at England training on Tuesday
Richard Wigglesworth has shed light on the surprise presence of George Kruis at England training on Tuesday in Le Touquet-Paris-Pl…
Liam Heagney
12 Sep 2023, 9:21
No Lawes, Curry at England training but son of ex-Test prop helps out
Skipper Courtney Lawes was missing from Tuesday’s England pitch session in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage.
Liam Heagney
12 Sep 2023, 7:27
Manu Tuilagi explains 'sort of smiling and laughing' red card reaction
Manu Tuilagi has revealed his light-hearted reaction to Saturday night's third-minute banishment of Tom Curry.
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2023, 7:03
Analysis
Tuilagi the scrummager and three other England win talking points
Saturday night was special for England in Marseille. Few people had backed them to deliver, so desperate were the optics of their …
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2023, 5:54
The Danny Care stat that fuelled George Ford's drop goal burst
George Ford revealed on Saturday night how a Danny Care statistic ignited his imagination about kicking Rugby World Cup drop goals…
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2023, 3:31
'It's very easy when you lose a man to hit the panic button'
Freddie Steward has shared his delight in Marseille about how England reacted so brilliantly to having to play with 14 men for the…
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2023, 2:56
World Rugby statement: England versus Argentina World Cup fan delays
An investigation has been started by World Rugby after Saturday night’s Rugby World Cup match in Marseille began with a number o…
Liam Heagney
10 Sep 2023, 2:21
The Borthwick verdict on George Ford masterclass, Tom Curry red card
Steve Borthwick has hailed the performance of George Ford, the out-half who scored all 27 of 14-man England’s points in their re…
Liam Heagney
09 Sep 2023, 19:19
Analysis
England player ratings vs Argentina | Rugby World Cup 2023
England player ratings from Liam Heagney live in Marseille: This was the moment of truth, the night when it all supposed to become…
Liam Heagney
09 Sep 2023, 17:23
Analysis
The resurrection of Dan Cole and three other England talking points
It’s now or never on Saturday night for Steve Borthwick and struggling England. For nine months, the repeated rhetoric from the …
Liam Heagney
09 Sep 2023, 6:00
The 2011 tackle clip that came up in this week's England prep
England’s preparations this week for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup opener versus Argentina in Marseille included watching a clip …
Liam Heagney
08 Sep 2023, 8:01
'Bit weird': Alex Mitchell on going from England axe to World Cup No9
England No9 Alex Mitchell has described the last two and a half months as a rollercoaster, going from getting axed by Steve Borthw…
Liam Heagney
08 Sep 2023, 7:16
Opinion
'It will be really cagey; England by five points' – Joe Launchbury
With the Rugby World Cup set to start on Friday night in Paris, there are exciting weeks ahead and it’s just what rugby needs.
Liam Heagney
08 Sep 2023, 3:06
Steve Borthwick hits back, claiming England 'written off too early'
Steve Borthwick has claimed people have written off his England team too early ahead of their Rugby World Cup campaign which start…
Liam Heagney
07 Sep 2023, 12:41
Four changes for England, including the return of a fit Tom Curry
Steve Borthwick has named an England team to play Argentina in the Rugby World Cup on Saturday that has four changes from the XV a…
Liam Heagney
07 Sep 2023, 10:00
'England break down after three phases and run out of ideas'
Former Test winger James Simpson-Daniel has delivered a withering assessment of the England attack under Steve Borthwick ahead of …
Liam Heagney
07 Sep 2023, 5:52
Exclusive
'I was getting dialogue from Steve the whole time… then the injury happened'
Joe Launchbury wasn’t beating himself up the other day when talking about his latest cruel rugby misfortune - missing the Rugby …
Liam Heagney
07 Sep 2023, 3:40
'It's frightening; you’d love to have all three on the pitch'
England veteran Danny Care has claimed the potential that Marcus Smith has is frightening.
Liam Heagney
06 Sep 2023, 7:50
