Problems mount for Kidney

AFTER having his Ireland squad torn apart by injuries and suspensions, Declan Kidney had to stand aside helplessly yesterday as Mother Nature stepped in to take another front-liner off his hands.

Ireland and Munster flanker David Wallace made a rapid exit from Ireland’s camp here in Brisbane yesterday to return home and be with his expectant wife Aileen.

While it was always a possibility that the veteran back rower would be summoned home before the tour’s end, yesterday’s call couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Ireland coach, who has been left to face the Wallabies with just four back rows to his name.