Leicester, Northampton dominate 2022/23 Premiership Dream Team XV
Leicester and Northampton have led the way in the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership Dream Team, the East Midlands rivals getting three…
Liam Heagney
11 May 2023, 9:14
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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.
11 teams, including winless Zebre, make the URC Elite XV 2022/23
Eleven teams have secured representation in the just-published Elite XV for the 2022/23 URC season – including bottom club Zebre…
Liam Heagney
11 May 2023, 5:46
Gloucester recruit ‘absolute best fit’ attack coach from London Irish
Just 12 hours after it was revealed that defence coach Brad Davis is off to coach the Wallabies attack at the upcoming Rugby World…
Liam Heagney
11 May 2023, 5:24
Oyonnax take decision on the future of medical joker Chris Farrell
Former Ireland midfielder Chris Farrell has secured a contract extension at the promotion-chasing Oyonnax, having originally joine…
Liam Heagney
11 May 2023, 3:25
URC statement: Tom Jordan banned after his Glasgow red card
As expected, Glasgow out-half Tom Jordan will miss next weekend’s European Challenge Cup final after learning his disciplinary h…
Liam Heagney
11 May 2023, 2:55
Wallabies recruit four more assistant coaches and ex-England S&C boss
London Irish have issued a statement explaining why they have allowed assistant coach Brad Davis to link up with the Wallabies for…
Liam Heagney
10 May 2023, 17:39
Interview
'He's certainly the man for England, I’d be shocked if he weren’t'
Brad Barritt went all quiet on RugbyPass when asked to name the one player he most liked playing with during his stellar career. …
Liam Heagney
10 May 2023, 9:55
World Rugby names its 12 referees for Rugby World Cup 2023
A 12-strong experienced group of referees that includes centurion Wayne Barnes has been named by World Rugby to take charge of the…
Liam Heagney
10 May 2023, 7:44
Glasgow confirm five other players to exit along with Ryan Wilson
Challenge Cup finalists Glasgow have confirmed that six players will leave the club after the final next week – the already anno…
Liam Heagney
10 May 2023, 5:17
The 'pretty rare flesh wound' that Manu Tuilagi is dealing with
Alex Sanderson has insisted that Manu Tuilagi will be fit and available for selection for this Sunday’s Gallager Premiership sem…
Liam Heagney
10 May 2023, 3:07
Legendary lock tops poll to join Itoje in Immortals XV engine room
The BT Sport Premiership Immortals XV has begun to take shape with five of the eight forwards now chosen by fans.
Liam Heagney
09 May 2023, 10:37
'That's a good loose': The epic Connacht signing Mack Hansen pub story
Andy Friend jetted out to Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon having left The Rugby Pod in raptures over the epic story about how he si…
Liam Heagney
09 May 2023, 9:42
Leinster issue an injury update on the absent Lowe, Henshaw
Recent Ireland Grand Slam winners James Lowe and Robbie Henshaw won’t be back in time with Leinster to face Munster in this Satu…
Liam Heagney
09 May 2023, 8:54
EPCR statement: South African named as Champions Cup final referee
History will be made at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on May 20 when Jaco Peyper becomes the first South African to referee an EPCR fina…
Liam Heagney
09 May 2023, 8:29
Breaking: Scotland name 41-man World Cup training squad
Gregor Townsend has followed up the Tuesday morning confirmation that he will be the Scotland coach through to the 2026 Guinness S…
Liam Heagney
09 May 2023, 7:45
Confirmed: Wales back-rower Dan Lydiate names his new club
Wales forward Dan Lydiate has named his new club, confirming he has joined the Dragons 17 days after playing for the Ospreys for t…
Liam Heagney
09 May 2023, 6:57
The Rugby Pod names its best-ever Premiership player import
With the curtain having fallen last Saturday on the Gallagher Premiership careers of Bristol duo Charles Piutau and Semi Radradra,…
Liam Heagney
09 May 2023, 6:28
Scotland statement: Contract extension for Gregor Townsend
Speculation about who will coach the Scotland team after the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France ended on Tuesday morning with a st…
Liam Heagney
09 May 2023, 3:41
Interview
'You slip easily into driving like a lunatic, I'd a rude awakening'
Matt Kvesic was apologetic when he answered the phone the other day to RugbyPass at the time he had suggested to call. The bed del…
Liam Heagney
07 May 2023, 4:44
Interview
Evan Roos: 'There is no hate or anything between us. Just respect'
It didn’t take long for the endearing Evan Roos to emit a mischievous grin when he pulled up a balcony chair to shoot the breeze…
Liam Heagney
07 May 2023, 3:23
