Kidney is right to ring the changes

MAKING eight changes from his last selection and handing out international caps wouldn’t normally be Declan Kidney’s way but few will argue with the side he has chosen for Saturday’s clash with Fiji at the RDS.

The Irish coach had to take the opportunity to blood some players against the South Sea Islanders while also paying the visitors due respect.

After all, Fiji showed themselves to be a major force in the 2007 World Cup during which they played some sparkling rugby. They performed well against Scotland on Saturday before losing 23-10 and apart from benefiting from that outing, will probably be able to field a team on Saturday worthy of their current 10th world ranking.