Declan Kidney will soon pass judgement on his Ireland squad
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In his column in the Irish Independent, former Ireland fly-half Tony Ward runs the rule over Declan Kidney's squad for this year's Six Nations.
“There was a time when, as those of us of a certain age recall only too well, the dreaded Final Trial represented the be-all and end-all to our international aspirations. I think I speak for most who went through that awful late December/early January Probables v Possibles ordeal when I say it was the match from hell. The one to be missed was, unfortunately, the one that couldn't be avoided. From a personal perspective, I hated it.
"Now, of course, it is a different deal entirely. Declan Kidney is blessed with final trials on a weekly basis from September through to May. The official Final Trial, per se, is now a relic of times past and Amen to that. For this professional generation, every week is a final trial of sorts.
"For Kidney it means being armed with the most reliable and up-to-date information regarding players' form ahead of selection.”
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