Article: KIDNEY A WINNER AS IRISH COMPETITION HEATS UP.(Sport)

IT MIGHT not feel like it in Limerick this morning but Saturday night's game was a good result for Irish rugby. Certainly, Declan Kidney would have preferred a closer contest given that the rebuilding of Ronan O'Gara's confidence will rank top of his priorities, but the Ireland coach now has possession of something none of his predecessors were ever able to enjoy.

In three key areas Ireland have lacked real competition for nearly a decade; out half, scrum half and front row. At the RDS three Leinster pretenders went up against the incumbents of their respective international shirts and came out with another display worthy of draining all the ink from Kidney's ...

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