Tag Archives: Les Kiss

Plumtree set to coach Ireland pack

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Brendan Fanning

Outgoing Sharks coach John Plumtree could soon be named as the forwards coach in the new Ireland set-up under Joe Schmidt, according to a well placed South African source. The Kiwi would join Les Kiss (defence) as the third main … Continue reading →

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Best battling to make starting line against Scotland

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Brendan Fanning

Rory Best is the latest casualty in Camp Ireland, and his doubt for Saturday heaps more pressure on Declan Kidney in a sequence that gets worse with each passing day. Damian Varley has been called in to the squad as … Continue reading →

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Four things Ireland need to pack for Paris

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Brendan Fanning

 After all the talk about defence this week the extraordinary policy of ceding ground to Wales last Sunday will surely be revised against France. Here are four other things that need to change along with it.  1: Box Clever France … Continue reading →

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Gaffney has a job to do before he goes

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Brendan Fanning

  Alan Gaffney’s long association with Irish rugby will come to an end whenever our World Cup campaign is done and dusted. He will return then to Sydney, by which stage another job may have presented itself to a man … Continue reading →

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