Kidney announces Ireland squad

Ireland head coach Declan Kidney today unveils his initial squad for this year’s RBS 6 Nations Championship and is expected to confirm Anthony Foley as acting defence coach.

Buoyed by November’s 46-24 win over Argentina, which secured Ireland’s place in the second tier of seeds for the 2015 World Cup draw, Kidney will return to the Aviva Stadium and also name an Ireland Wolfhounds squad that will feature many players with hopes of breaking into the senior squad, some maybe this season.

The Wolfhounds face the England Saxons in Galway on Friday, January 25, and an impressive performance at the Sportsground could well earn promotion to the senior panel ahead of the Six Nations opener against Wales in Cardiff a week later.