Wolfhounds on borders of Kidney recall

DECLAN KIDNEY has promised there will be rewards for victory in Netherdale tonight (7.30pm) when the Irish Wolfhounds take on Scotland A in a fixture that has become increasingly important to the Irish coach.

Yesterday’s declaration from Kidney that RBS Six Nations places were up for grabs will have heightened expectation within the squad and his comments backed demands from A coaches Eric Elwood and Anthony Foley that their side produce the goods.

For instance, Kidney made the point Tomás O’Leary and Tony Buckley needed a run at this level to show they’re both ready to compete for places in the upcoming senior championship, as he reasoned: “You can do all the training you like, but you need to get games under your belt to come through.”