Declan Kidney: ‘Good people are inclined to make good players’

Declan Kidney’s London Irish embark on life in the Championship tonight with the former Munster and Ireland boss having assembled a squad he hopes is capable of not just returning to the Premiership but staying there.

Kidney reunited with his 2009 Grand Slam-winning defence coach Les Kiss at the tail end of last season as London Irish were fighting a losing battle to stay in the English top flight.