By NEALE HARVEY

DECLAN Kidney’s first match in charge of London Irish ended in defeat but not before they had given play-off hopefuls Gloucester an almighty hurry-up.
Backed by a bumper St Patrick’s Day crowd, the Exiles roared from the blocks with tries from fitagain lock Josh McNally and scrum-half Piet van Zyl, only to concede 33 unanswered points as Gloucester appeared to make the game safe. However, Kidney’s side responded bravely to salvage two vital points, leaving them ten behind Worcester with four games remaining.
Kidney said: “I saw lots to encourage me ...