Kidney brings confidence to weary squad

Declan Kidney started his reign as Ireland coach with a shock to the system.

Fri, 23 Jan, 2009 - 07:39

Declan Kidney started his reign as Ireland coach with a shock to the system.

He expected a side which had accumulated three Triple Crowns and consistently been in the RBS 6 Nations title hunt since the turn of the century to be brimming with confidence.

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