No such thing as an easy group, says Kidney

Ireland head coach Declan Kidney believes the men in green will come up against some stern opposition in the pool stages of the 2015 Rugby World Cup despite avoiding the top three teams in the world in yesterday’s pool allocation draw.

Ireland were drawn in Pool D along with European counterparts France and Italy as well as “Europe 2” and “Americas 1”. The identity of these tier four and five countries will be confirmed after World Cup qualifying games.