Hugh Farrelly talks to Ireland's defence coach Les Kiss as his side prepare to play a vital final Test of the season against the Wallabies in Brisbane in The Irish Independent.
"It's been a tough old tour for Les Kiss.Ireland's defence coach has had to put up with being locked in a lift for an hour and a half, a back injury following a training exercise that went wrong and, most painfully, having to watch his system being dismantled 12 times in two matches.
"Nine tries conceded against the All Blacks, three more against the Maori -- it does not make happy reading for a man who masterminded a miserly defensive record that saw Ireland pick up a Grand Slam and travel through 2009 unbeaten. In the 18 internationals prior to the All Blacks Test, Ireland had conceded just 16 tries and then they let in nine in one go."
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