Kidney and McNaughton to Travel!
The New Coach and Team Manager will travel to New Zealand and Australia to see Ireland play during the summer tour.
Both will travel in a purely observational role, to gain first hand knowledge of the implementation of the new Experimental Law Variations (ELVs)
They also plan to meet with several Super 14 coaches to review the new laws and their effects on the game ahead of the introduction of a selection of the ELVs for next season in the Northern Hemisphere.
McNaughton said:
“Both Declan and I felt that the tour was an opportunity to take to coaches who had first hand experience with regard to the ELVs, ahead of our matches in November which will be played under the new variations.
“It also very importantly allows us to watch the Ireland squad play in both of their games from an external viewpoint and to get a good look at the players in what will be two very testing games against quality teams.”