Cold a jolt to Tadhg's system

THE weather is the biggest concern for the returning Tadhg Kennelly. The Listowel man returned to Ireland after the club's final training session last Friday and said the temperature would be the biggest jolt to the system.

"I was talking to home (before I left) and it was four degrees," said Kennelly. "I'll be having a few pints but they will be indoors, it's definitely a dramatic change from what we've been having in Sydney. I think coming back to Australia is worse, though, as you are trying to breathe in the hot air after the cold, it's a lot harder to adjust to."

Kennelly knows he must also think of returning "home in Sydney" in good shape for the gruelling pre-season training.