Interview
The backstory of how Mark Jones' Wales nearly shocked New Zealand
It’s extraordinary what a bit of clear and effective re-organisation can quickly achieve. Just a few months ago Wales had been r…
Liam Heagney
27 Jun 2023, 4:25
Contributors
Liam Heagney
@heagneyl
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.
Interview
Getting to know: England U20s captain Lewis Chessum
Lewis Chessum was a prime reason why England came away from Paarl last Saturday with an impressive 34-all draw versus Ireland in a…
Liam Heagney
27 Jun 2023, 3:45
Interview
The England verdict on rookie out-half and two 18-year-old props
Mark Mapletoft thought he had seen and done it all at the Junior World Championship but Saturday’s dramatic draw for England ver…
Liam Heagney
25 Jun 2023, 5:42
Exclusive
'It's a 27-hour flight, I wasn’t coming to mess around'
RugbyPass couldn’t have timed it better to hook up in person with Chandler Cunningham-South. It was June 6 when he was officiall…
Liam Heagney
25 Jun 2023, 4:15
Interview
The message Ireland have given to missed kicks Sam Prendergast
The Junior World Championship hasn’t hung around in quickly heaping the pressure on Ireland, the back-to-back Six Nations Grand …
Liam Heagney
25 Jun 2023, 4:04
Interview
'Strange' reason why New Zealand U20s didn't mind trailing Wales 5-19
Clark Laidlaw played it cool in the aftermath of Saturday’s almighty scare for his New Zealand U20s.
Liam Heagney
24 Jun 2023, 18:58
Live blog: Junior World Championship in South Africa – day one
It's day one at the Glastonbury of age-grade international rugby, the men's U20s Rugby World Cup in South Africa with Paarl and St…
Liam Heagney
24 Jun 2023, 3:58
The most capped U20s graduate list is a who’s who of Test rugby stars
It was 2008 when the Junior World Championship was created, Word Rugby – then known as IRB – deciding it would be best for the…
Liam Heagney
23 Jun 2023, 5:16
Analysis
Where are they now? – 2012 U20s Wales team that shocked New Zealand
Wales don’t feature on the list of Junior World Championship champions. That’s a restricted preserve consisting of only New Ze…
Liam Heagney
23 Jun 2023, 4:39
Wales full-back Liam Williams has named his new club
Liam Williams will swap the URC in Wales for an adventure in Japan after he confirmed on Wednesday that he will play for Kubota Sp…
Liam Heagney
21 Jun 2023, 5:21
Interview
Phil Davies' 'reasonably instantaneous' smart ball promise
Phil Davies isn’t set to fly out to South Africa until July 6. The World Rugby director of rugby has other things in his in-tray…
Liam Heagney
21 Jun 2023, 4:48
Update on injury suffered by Emmanuel Meafou isn't good – report
The uncapped Emmanuel Meafou is facing a race against time to get into the France squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup after an …
Liam Heagney
20 Jun 2023, 12:55
Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi breaks silence on his knee injury
Injured Springboks skipper Siya Kolisi has broken his silence about his chances of being fit in time for the upcoming Rugby World …
Liam Heagney
20 Jun 2023, 12:19
Paddy Jackson is poised for a return to the Top 14 – report
Former Ireland international Paddy Jackson is set to return to France following the recent collapse of London Irish.
Liam Heagney
20 Jun 2023, 11:45
Another Premiership club secures a fixture versus the Barbarians
The Barbarians have added yet another match to their upcoming September/October UK and Ireland tour, agreeing to return to Frankli…
Liam Heagney
20 Jun 2023, 8:21
Recent Italy recruit Paolo Odogwu has named his new club
Recent Italy recruit Paolo Odogwu has named Benetton as his new club following the conclusion of his short-term deal with Stade Fr…
Liam Heagney
20 Jun 2023, 7:43
Scott Baldwin retires from playing to take up a Prem coaching role
Recent Wales Scott Baldwin has announced his retirement from playing with immediate effect to take up a Gallagher Premiership coac…
Liam Heagney
20 Jun 2023, 7:04
In pictures: Second week of England Rugby World Cup training
Steve Borthwick has a 38-strong squad with him this week in Brighton as England negotiate week two of their pre-season training ah…
Liam Heagney
20 Jun 2023, 4:45
Exclusive
'They turned up at the airport at 1am. Oh my god, it feels amazing’
Conquering the USA is rugby’s biggest punt. Major League Rugby remains in its infancy, yet the Rugby World Cups are North Americ…
Liam Heagney
18 Jun 2023, 6:00
Live blog: Sevens Challenger Series – day three
RugbyPass is live from Stellenbosch for the third and final day of the second and final leg of the 2023 Challenger Series. Saturda…
Liam Heagney
30 Apr 2023, 2:03
