Kidney: Celtic Tiger produced 'fairly cool' players

Ireland coach Declan Kidney suspects the nerveless temperaments of precocious wings Simon Zebo and Craig Gilroy are the product of the country's 'Celtic Tiger' economic boom.

Kidney: Celtic Tiger produced 'fairly cool' players
Fri, 08 Feb, 2013 - 18:29

Ireland coach Declan Kidney suspects the nerveless temperaments of precocious wings Simon Zebo and Craig Gilroy are the product of the 'Celtic Tiger' economic boom.

Zebo and Gilroy have been retained amid an unchanged 23 for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations clash with England at the Aviva Stadium, generating enormous excitement among expectant Irish fans.

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CourtsRugbySix NationsPlace: Aviva StadiumPlace: AustraliaPlace: CardiffPlace: Millennium StadiumPerson: KidneyPerson: Declan KidneyPerson: Simon ZeboPerson: Craig GilroyPerson: ZeboPerson: GilroyPerson: Cian HealyPerson: SimonPerson: Paddy JacksonPerson: CraigPerson: Brian O'DriscollPerson: Jamie HeaslipPerson: HeaslipPerson: Gordon D'ArcyPerson: Peter O'MahonyPerson: D'ArcyPerson: O'MahonyPerson: O'DriscollPerson: Seán O'BrienPerson: Rob KearneyPerson: Mike RossPerson: Keith EarlsPerson: GordonPerson: PeterPerson: SeanOrganisation: Celtic TigerOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: EnglandOrganisation: WalesOrganisation: LionsOrganisation: Argentina
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