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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.
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8 hours ago Gallagher Premiership
Michael Cheika ban: RFU publish 12-page disciplinary hearing verdict
11 hours ago Gallagher Premiership
Bristol explain latest Siva Naulago lay-off, likely Grondona debut
15 hours ago Gallagher Premiership
Exeter confirm their signing of 'valuable asset' Franco Molina
15 hours ago International Rugby
The 10-word Will Carling response to an old-school rucking video
The Afolabi Fasogbon voice note after his clash with Ellis Genge
The recent World Rugby U20 Championship title-winning tighthead with England packed down against the established England Test-leve…
Liam Heagney
03 Oct 2024, 5:25
Latest Northampton update on 'up in the air' Alex Mitchell absence
Steve Borthwick’s first-choice England scrum-half was originally set to play against Bedford in Northampton’s final pre-seas…
Liam Heagney
02 Oct 2024, 4:11
Alex Sanderson: 'I haven’t felt pain like it for 20 years'
The Sharks director of rugby has since sufficiently recovered to attend his latest media briefing ahead of next Friday’s home cl…
Liam Heagney
02 Oct 2024, 3:50
Police delay leaves Sale uncertain when Jonny Hill can play again
It was June 1 when the out-of-favour England lock got involved in a post-game altercation with a fan at The Rec after Bath had bea…
Liam Heagney
01 Oct 2024, 13:13
Headache for England as Sale confirm George Ford muscle tear
Out-half Ford limped off with a quad muscle issue after just seven minutes of last Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership loss at Sara…
Liam Heagney
01 Oct 2024, 12:22
The 'worm burner' that put an end to Brian O'Driscoll goal-kicking
The legendary Ireland and British and Irish Lions midfielder has become a very entertaining pundit in recent years, often revealin…
Liam Heagney
01 Oct 2024, 10:05
RFU statement: Michael Cheika charged with prejudicial conduct
The Sandy Park fixture was the Australian’s first competitive game in charge of Leicester, a match they won 17-14 with a last-ga…
Liam Heagney
01 Oct 2024, 7:24
Worcester Warriors confirm application to play in new Tier 2
It was last Friday when the latest English rugby council meeting outlined that additional teams wanting to take part in the revamp…
Liam Heagney
01 Oct 2024, 5:28
Analysis
Four talking points as Northampton hold off a late Exeter rally
RugbyPass was at cinch Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens for Saturday’s six-try clash of the clubs with the reimagined crests. It d…
Liam Heagney
29 Sep 2024, 3:52
Analysis
England player watch: Northampton out-half Fin Smith vs Exeter
Five caps off the bench is the story of this 22-year-old fledgling Test career but in delivering a player-of-the-match effort to e…
Liam Heagney
29 Sep 2024, 3:22
Exclusive
Alex McHenry: 'It was shocking, lives turned upside down'
Harry Viljoen’s squad were brutally told that the business had gone into liquidation, that they no longer had jobs and that the …
Liam Heagney
29 Sep 2024, 3:00
Analysis
'Told you he is a bit strange': The making of Bevan Rodd 2:0
The opposition’s loosehead last weekend was none other than his new Test rival Baxter and Sanderson was pleased with how his pla…
Liam Heagney
28 Sep 2024, 3:15
Analysis
Northampton explain reasons why Chunya Munga 'looks ready' to shine
Having previously been unable to convince Chunya Munga that his development would be best served at Franklin’s Gardens, the dire…
Liam Heagney
28 Sep 2024, 3:05
RFU confirm deadline for additional teams to apply for new Tier 2
There has been much debate in recent times about how best to reimagine the current 12-team Championship beneath the Gallagher Prem…
Liam Heagney
27 Sep 2024, 12:09
All 10 team selections for Gallagher Premiership round two
The Gallagher Premiership table after round one highlighted how you can get strange quirks in this game, defending champions North…
Liam Heagney
27 Sep 2024, 10:53
Steve Borthwick names Joe El-Abd as his new England defence coach
It was August 24 when it emerged that Felix Jones wanted to quit as Borthwick’s assistant despite only being in the role since t…
Liam Heagney
26 Sep 2024, 8:00
The 'wasted up there' reason Alex Sanderson backs his sideline view
The Sharks director of rugby always makes a point of watching his team’s matches from the sideline.
Liam Heagney
26 Sep 2024, 6:46
The ‘really unacceptable’ things Northampton are looking to fix
The defending champions conceded 14 penalties at The Rec and they also had a yellow card brandished to new signing Josh Kemeny tow…
Liam Heagney
26 Sep 2024, 6:05
Analysis
Where are they now? The last Jersey Reds team before its collapse
They were due to fly to Penzance the following Thursday for Friday's PRC game versus the Cornish Pirates, but the journey never ha…
Liam Heagney
26 Sep 2024, 2:39
Tim Nanai-Williams secures a second Pro D2 medical joker lifeline
Overlooked by his country for 2023 Rugby World Cup squad selection, the 35-year-old originally joined the Pro D2 outfit last Septe…
Liam Heagney
25 Sep 2024, 12:46
