Declan Kidney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Declan Kidney
Occupation	Rugby Union Coach
Date Of Birth	Oct 20, 1959(1959-10-20)
Age	65
Birthplace	Bishopstown
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Cork
Horoscope	Libra

Declan Kidney Biography

Declan Kidney is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Coach who was born on October 20, 1959 in Bishopstown, County Cork, Ireland. Declan Kidney (born 20 October 1959) is a Irish union rugby coach. The head of his team was Ireland national team of union rugby from 2008 until 2013. He won the 2009 Six Nations with a Grand Slam as well as the 2009 IRB Coach of the Award of the Year. He also was the head coach of Munster which led the team through three Heineken Cup finals, in 2006 and 2008. He is the director of rugby at London Irish having been appointed in March of 2018.

Kidney was replaced in his role as Munster coach in July 2008 by Tony McGahan, when Kidney was appointed coach of the Irish head coach of the national team. Kidney was the coach of Ireland’s Irish players to winning victory in the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2009, the first season as the head coach. The team won the Triple Crown in June 2009. he coached Ireland Wolfhounds, then known as Ireland A in their very first Churchill Cup. He was named 2009 IRB Coach of the Year award. He was also named an award for 2010 Phillips Manager of the Year title for three times in the span of four years and beat Brian Cody, John Oxx and Giovanni Trapattoni to the title.

In August 2013, Kidney was appointed as the Director of Sport and Physical Activity at UCC.

Ireland’s international fortunes declined after 2009 with a poor string of results, which was the antithesis to the success of its provinces Leinster, Ulster, Connacht and Munster. In 2011 and Kidney led Ireland to the quarter finals of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, at which Ireland recorded their first-ever clean sweep of their pool, including Ireland’s first-ever win at a world cup against a major rugby nation (Australia). A series of poor game management decisions by senior players saw them defeated 22–10 by Wales. Ireland suffered their heaviest defeat in history in 2012 going down by 60-0 against New Zealand, and by 2013 had slipped to their worst IRB World Ranking of ninth when Ireland suffered a string of injuries to key players, the likes of which Ireland has not suffered previously nor suffered since. After finishing fifth in the 2013 Six Nations Championship, which included an historic loss to Italy, the IRFU, on 2 April 2013, decided to terminate Kidney’s contract. Kidney finished with a record of 28 wins, 3 draws and 23 defeats.

The summer of 2004 the coach was appointed at Newport Gwent Dragons. But, in August of 2004 after just 3 months on the job the coach quit for Leinster.

Declan Kidney Net Worth

Declan Kidney is one of the richest Rugby Union Coach from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Declan Kidney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Following the 1998 Tournament after the 1998 Tournament, he was recruited by Munster. The first time he was at Munster was over in 2002 after which he left as Ireland’s Assistant Coach. He was substituted in Munster by Alan Gaffney.

After Kidney’s coaching for the Irish Schools team, Kidney was the coach of for the Ireland Under 19s squad who took home the FIRA World Cup in 1998.

He rejoined Munster in 2005, winning the Heineken Cup in his first season back, after losing in both 2000 and 2002 in the final. After this win, Kidney was awarded the 2006 Philips Sports Manager of the Year award, and on 24 May 2008, his Munster squad won the Heineken Cup once again.

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Facts & Trivia

Declan Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Declan Kidney celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.

Did Declan Kidney play rugby?

Kidney was born in Bishopstown, County Cork. He played rugby for UCC and later for Dolphin RFC. He studied to become an accounting and mathematics teacher, in which position he was appointed at Presentation Brothers College, Cork, and later became the career guidance officer.

What age is Declan Kidney?

62 years (October 20, 1959)

Who does Declan Kidney coach?

After three seasons with Munster, Kidney was appointed as Ireland’s head coach and again won silverware in his first season in charge in the form of a Six Nations Grand Slam.

Where is Declan Kidney from?

Kidney is one of Irish rugby’s most successful and celebrated coaches and has legendary status in his native Munster , having guided the province to two European Rugby Champions Cup titles and to a further two Champions Cup finals during his time as head coach at Thomond Park.

Why are London Irish called London Irish?

As its name denotes, the club has a strong historic Irish identity. It was originally based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices, at Hazelwood Drive.