More injury woe for Kidney

Declan Kidney is facing up to the prospect of touring New Zealand and Australia without Shane Horgan, Fergus McFadden and Jerry Flannery, after a bruising 29-23 defeat to the Barbarians added to Ireland’s injury headaches.

Horgan was a late withdrawal from the Irish starting line-up due to a stomach bug which forced him to go to hospital, while McFadden suffered a suspected broken jaw.