Kidney Answers All the Questions As Ireland Slam Wales ; at the Millennium Stadium [Eire Region Edition 2]

Mail on Sunday › March 23, 2009

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IT WAS last August, a few days before Declan Kidney went to work with his players for the first time as Ireland coach, when the Irish Mail on Sunday outlined the priorities faced by the Corkman.

Taking charge of a struggling side with seven defeats in nine matches, and operating outside the comfort zone of his beloved Munster, it was clear he needed to quickly find a winning Test level elixir if his reputation as the man with the Heineken Cup midas touch wasn't to suffer.

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Kidney Answers All the Questions As Ireland Slam Wales ; at the Millennium Stadium [Eire Region Edition 2]

There were pressing issues requiring attention. Among them, public passion for the national team. It needed rekindling as more and more invested their emotions with the provinces. The team selection process also had t...

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