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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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59 days ago Six Nations
France's Peato Mauvaka cited for yellow-carded Ben White incident
59 days ago Six Nations
Ex-Ireland player salutes 'how quickly things changed' for England
61 days ago Six Nations
Four England talking points after their Six Nations rout of Wales
62 days ago British & Irish Lions
The Steve Borthwick verdict on Maro Itoje's Lions captaincy bid
Opinion
England player ratings vs Wales | 2025 Six Nations
Borthwick’s tenure had been a snakes and ladders adventure until top, steps forward followed by more steps backwards, but their …
Liam Heagney
15 Mar 2025, 13:51
Exclusive
Jack Bracken: 'It’s a daunting one, definitely takes some bravery'
The tactic has paid off handsomely so far. Last year’s Six Nations title-winning campaign by Mark Mapletoft’s U20s was beyond …
Liam Heagney
14 Mar 2025, 3:03
Six changes for Ireland, including the return of Jack Crowley
The Irish had their hopes of an unprecedented hat-trick of Guinness Six Nations titles jolted by the 27-42 loss that sent them tum…
Liam Heagney
13 Mar 2025, 6:07
Two changes for title-chasing France but 7-1 bench tactic retained
Having jumped on top of the table with last Saturday’s 42-27 trouncing of Ireland in Dublin, a win for the French over the Scots…
Liam Heagney
13 Mar 2025, 4:46
Ex-Ireland prop: 'We don't have enough competent fatties to compete'
It is widely claimed that the Irish have an excellent conveyor belt of talent frequently emerging from the Leinster schools system…
Liam Heagney
12 Mar 2025, 4:22
Ben Coen returns as England U20s change four for Grand Slam game
Three points clear of France at the top of the table, Mark Mapletoft’s squad are on the cusp of age-grade Grand Slam glory for t…
Liam Heagney
11 Mar 2025, 11:51
'When we cross the line into personal insults, the fun is gone'
The Irish were blown away by a second-half French barrage and two late consolation tries were needed to massage the damaging 27-42…
Liam Heagney
11 Mar 2025, 9:30
Emotional Ollie Lawrence issues 46-word message following injury
Steve Borthwick’s side pulled clear of the Azzurri in the second half at Allianz Twickenham, winning 47-24 to keep alive their G…
Liam Heagney
11 Mar 2025, 6:46
Opinion
France player ratings vs Ireland | 2025 Six Nations
Despite losing their inspirational talisman Antoine Dupont to injury after just 29 minutes, they simply blew Ireland away with a b…
Liam Heagney
08 Mar 2025, 11:08
Exclusive
Junior Kpoku: 'Getting a red card, I took it as a positive'
An immediate upside, though, to the three-game suspension given to the 124kg, 204cm giant following his January 30 tackling misdem…
Liam Heagney
07 Mar 2025, 2:03
Ireland change four for France, beef up their bench to a 6-2 split
The defending champions came away from Cardiff with a hard-fought 27-18 success that has them leading the way at the top of the ta…
Liam Heagney
06 Mar 2025, 6:09
France change two for Ireland but stick with 7-1 bench tactic
The French were in irresistible form last time out, swatting aside Italy on February 23 with a record-setting 73-24 win in Rome th…
Liam Heagney
06 Mar 2025, 4:10
Connacht's JJ Hanrahan confirms his latest move
His decision comes a week after it was confirmed that Chiefs boss Clayton McMillan will take over from Graham Rowntree, who vacate…
Liam Heagney
05 Mar 2025, 9:37
Marcus Smith benched as England change three to take on Italy
The English clung on to a 16-15 victory courtesy of a late missed conversion kick from the visiting Finn Russell and Borthwick’s…
Liam Heagney
05 Mar 2025, 9:00
Rassie Erasmus explains Felix Jones' 'different' Springboks role
Irishman Jones originally linked up with Erasmus ahead of Rugby World Cup 2019 as a defence consultant, going on to help them to a…
Liam Heagney
05 Mar 2025, 8:18
'Legend of football' inspires Antoine Dupont's France for Ireland
It was November 2009 when an infamous handball assist from Henry set up William Gallas for the extra-time goal that broke the hear…
Liam Heagney
04 Mar 2025, 6:55
Emmanuel Meafou back as France make four squad changes for Ireland
Fabien Galthie’s French swatted aside Italy last Sunday in Rome with a record 73-24 victory that featured 11 tries.
Liam Heagney
01 Mar 2025, 6:58
Six Nations isn't over for Garry Ringrose despite his red card ban
The midfielder was yellow-carded by referee Christophe Ridley in the first half in Cardiff, a sanction upgraded to a 20-minute red…
Liam Heagney
27 Feb 2025, 11:51
3 veterans, including Peter O'Mahony, confirm Ireland career end date
O’Mahony and Healy have added that they will quit playing completely at the end of the season when they finish their respective …
Liam Heagney
27 Feb 2025, 5:35
Munster statement: Clayton McMillan appointed new head coach
The Irish province had been searching for Graham Rowntree’s successor since their late October parting of the ways with the ex-E…
Liam Heagney
26 Feb 2025, 14:25
