Paul Kennedy ‘relishing challenge’ ahead of team’s biggest test

Paul Kennedy is in line for his biggest team challenge to date when Ireland take on seven opponents in Friday’s important Division 1 Nations Cup of Italy in Rome.

The young Limerick rider is a member of Rodrigo Pessoa’s five-strong squad for what is the second of six qualifiers for Ireland, who have never tasted victory on Italian soil.

“I’m relishing the challenge,” Kennedy told the Irish Examiner as he looked forward to the event which will be staged in the amphitheatre setting of the Piazza di Siena.