Kidney: We should have been better

Declan Kidney said he was not entirely happy with Ireland's performance as they went down 29-28 to the Barbarians on Tuesday.

Ireland coach was expecting to see off the Barbarians on Tuesday

Declan Kidney said he was not entirely happy with Ireland's performance as they went down 29-28 to the Barbarians on Tuesday. The Ireland coach was without several key Leinster players but had still expected to come out on top in the non-cap match. "We are disappointed," Kidney said. "The Barbarians were a lot better than they were on Sunday against England. "They were well focused, it was a tough game and but we only went down to a penalty three minutes from the end. "We didn't have a full deck of cards but it was a brilliant opportunity for some of our fringe players." Kidney is due to name his squad for the New Zealand tour on Wednesday and reported no major injury worries after the match. "No one has been ruled out," he said. "I'm going to discuss players' conditions with the medics over the next few hours. I know Mike Ross has a tight hamstring and he may struggle for the first Test." Barbarians coach John Kirwan paid tribute to Mike Tindall, who scored a try and had a hand in two others as he looked to impress his former bosses. "Mike has been fantastic," he said. "He was very good on Sunday and at 33 he wanted to back it up tonight by playing on his home ground. "With Francois Louw he was the player of the day. He has great rugby nous, is a fantastic competitor and I'd be signing him up as he's great at going forward and if you look after yourself, you can play until you are 35 or 36."