The Leinster hooker is pushing for a place in Ireland’s November squad.
ANDY FARRELL HAS never been afraid to throw fresh faces in at the deep end, and that looks set to continue when the Ireland head coach names his squad for next month’s international series later today.
Yet the Test arena is a different animal and would be a huge step for a player still only new to senior provincial rugby. When asked if McCarthy would be ready to jump into an Ireland camp, Leinster assistant coach Jacques Nienaber backed the former Blackrock College man but added had a word of warning.
“It opens up your eyes, you don’t know what it is until you are there and you experience it, then coming back, like all the Emerging Ireland guys, until you get the exposure whether it is Emerging Ireland or Ireland, it’s not Leinster, so if you don’t perform, the country loses, not just the club or the province, it’s the whole country that suffers.Identifies Connacht centre David Hawkshaw retreating into the defensive line after a tackle, goes after the space just outside him. pic.twitter.
Prendergast was included in Farrell’s Ireland squad for the summer Test series against the Springboks and started all three games for Emerging Ireland on their tour to South Africa last month. Nienaber feels the decision was the right one, given it directly pits Prendergast against some of the players competing with him for a place in Ireland squads.
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