Liam Heagney

A seasoned rugby journalist, Liam hails from Limerick and has travelled the globe covering World Cups, Lions tours, Six Nations Championships and European Cup campaigns. A member of Ashbourne RFC, he is now expanding his horizons after 17 plus years at the Irish national newspaper coalface.

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'There is a bit of a misnomer that rugby is looking for bigger, heavier players'

Finessing Ulster's pathway system hasn't been easy but academy boss Kieran Campbell believes they are on the right track with spri…

Liam Heagney

18 Aug, 10:46

Articles

'There is a bit of a misnomer that rugby is looking for bigger, heavier players'

Finessing Ulster's pathway system hasn't been easy but academy boss Kieran Campbell believes they are on the right track with spri…

Liam Heagney

18 Aug, 10:46

Wales' Dan Biggar hits back at critic in live post-match TV interview

After claims during the week that Wales will not win the World Cup with him at out-half, Saturday's man of the match Dan Biggar ha…

Liam Heagney

17 Aug, 15:53

Christian Wade has done it again, lighting up the NFL with Buffalo

Christian Wade lit up social media when scoring with his first touch in NFL and he continued that positive impression with another…

Liam Heagney

17 Aug, 11:35

Tom Varndell signs for Yorkshire and not everyone's happy about it

Tom Varndell's reputation as a Premiership try-scorer used to be second to none, but his career has been transient in recent years…

Liam Heagney

17 Aug, 8:06

Danny Cipriani breaks his silence over England World Cup selection snub

Danny Cipriani's has broken his silence after his stellar Premiership form for Gloucester was ultimately not enough to sway Eddie …

Liam Heagney

17 Aug, 7:02

The stats that highlight how really coveted Fijians players are by elite European clubs

Unlike eight years ago at New Zealand 2011, Fiji will arrive at RWC 2019 with a squad heaving with players coveted by Europe's lea…

Liam Heagney

16 Aug, 12:10

'I may have taken refuge in alcohol... it was not the right solution'

Life has been difficult for Carl Hayman since he retired from playing but the former All Black is slowly piecing his life back tog…

Liam Heagney

16 Aug, 10:04

Two new caps in France team to face Scotland

Preparing for the World Cup after a disappointing Six Nations, France boss Jacques Brunel has rung the changes for their first war…

Liam Heagney

15 Aug, 9:29

Videos

'You need Santa, Jesus and a winning lottery ticket to fix that mess'

Dragons enjoyed a dead cat bounce on Friday night, their first since they unceremoniously jettisoned Bernard Jackman on December 1…

Liam Heagney

24 Dec, 10:13