Leinster coach Tyler Bleyendaal has been impressed by the out-half’s form and Jordie Barrett’s instant impact.
SAM PRENDERGAST HAS picked up with Leinster where he left off with Ireland. The 21-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough international window with Ireland last month, earning his first Test caps and impressing across outings against Argentina, Fiji and Australia – starting two of Ireland’s four November fixtures.
The Bristol game was Prendergast’s first start in the Champions Cup – not that you would have been able to tell. Leinster attack coach Tyler Bleyendaal admits he’s been encouraged by Prendergast’s rate of improvement this season.Leinster assistant coach Tyler Bleyendaal. Tom Maher / INPHO Tom Maher / INPHO / INPHO
Prendergast capped a fine performance with two well-taken tries – linking up nicely with Jordie Barrett to run in Leinster’s second try before using his pace to race home from an RG Snyman break. He found himself in space himself and he backed himself, which is always great to see and I think the players around him appreciate that about him and it was just pleasing for him to get those rewards.
“Like, Jordie will be learning a lot . When we talk about what the players going to learn off him, he’ll be sitting there soaking in a lot of stuff from this environment, from the players that play international rugby and even the Academy guys coming through, just the way they do things. You learn and you appreciate different aspects.
“Definitely in the middle, he adds a lot of punch to your attack. He can get over the game line but he’s got subtleties to his skill set which puts other players in space.
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