McNaughton Team Manager
The IRFU have announce that former Ireland international Paul McNaughton will be the new Ireland team manager, this is the first appointment following the confirmation of Declan Kidney as the new head coach.
McNaughton has accepted the position up to and including the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
He will officially (the same as Kidney) take up his position after the Heineken Cup final and will not be involved in the forthcoming Barbarians game or the summer tour.