20 May, 10:19
Irish Rugby TV spoke to Ireland interim head coach Les Kiss about the upcoming North America tour and his future within the management team.


An all-action back with bags of pace, Keith Earls, a son of Young Munster legend Ger Earls, has dazzled forboth province and country in recent seasons.
A member of Ireland’s Grand Slam-winning U20 team in 2007, Earls scored in each of the Ireland ‘A’ team’s matches at the 2007 Churchill Cup.
Earls made his senior debut in 2008 against Canada at Thomond Park, marking the occasion with a try.
Toured in 2009 with the B&I Lions squad and featured in each of Ireland’s matches during the 2010 RBS Six nations as well as this year’s
edition.
| DOB | 2nd Oct 1987 |
| Birthplace | Moyross, Ireland |
| Height | 1.78 m (5' 10") |
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 1 lb) |
| Position | Universal Back |
| Honours | Ireland (39 caps) |










| Date | Opposition | Tries | Conv | DG | Pen | YC | RC | Pts | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11/2012 |
South Africa |
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| 24/11/2012 |
Argentina |
80 |
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| 02/02/2013 |
Wales |
35 |
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| 10/02/2013 |
England |
69 |
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| 24/02/2013 |
Scotland |
80 |
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| 09/03/2013 |
France |
80 |
|||||||
| 16/03/2013 |
Italy |
25 |
|||||||
| Total | Played 7 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
369 |
| Competition | Team | Played | Tries | Conv | DG | Pen | YC | RC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 - Friendly |
Ireland |
2 |
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| 2012-2013 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
3 +2 |
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| 2012-2013 Total |
5 +2 |
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| 2011-2012 - Friendly |
Ireland |
5 |
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| 2011-2012 - Rugby World Cup |
Ireland |
5 |
5 |
25 | |||||
| 2011-2012 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
4 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2011-2012 Total |
14 |
6 |
30 | ||||||
| 2010-2011 - Guinness Series |
Ireland |
0 +3 |
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| 2010-2011 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
5 |
|||||||
| 2010-2011 Total |
5 +3 |
||||||||
| 2009-2010 - Friendly |
Ireland |
2 +1 |
2 |
10 | |||||
| 2009-2010 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
4 +1 |
3 |
15 | |||||
| 2009-2010 Total |
6 +2 |
5 |
25 | ||||||
| 2008-2009 - Friendly |
Ireland |
1 +1 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2008-2009 Total |
1 +1 |
1 |
5 | ||||||
| Total - Friendly |
10 +2 |
3 |
15 | ||||||
| Total - Six Nations |
16 +3 |
4 |
20 | ||||||
| Total - Rugby World Cup |
5 |
5 |
25 | ||||||
| Total - Guinness Series |
0 +3 |
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| Total |
31 +8 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |