Injury-hit Ireland A were well beaten by England in Bristol yesterday.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Bristol IRELAND A COACH Mike Prendergast hopes to see more fixtures for the second-string national team added to the calendar in the future.
The rebirth of the Emerging Ireland squad with tours to South Africa in 2022 and 2024 has added a new opportunity for young Irish players to wear the green jersey soon after coming through the U20 set-up, while Ireland played two midweek games with fringe senior players on their 2022 tour of New Zealand.
“I was involved in it back in the day for a Six Nations, three or four games back then and I just think it helps the competitiveness. “I won’t lie, it was a bit of a baptism of fire today in terms of everything that was going on with injuries but there was a good calm staff around,” said Prendergast.Of course, he was disappointed with the Irish performance in their four-try defeat to England yesterday.
“Performance-wise, I thought Alex Kendellen was really good, played 80 minutes. Nathan Doak played really well. Hugh Gavin in midfield carried really well, he’s a robust player.”Ireland A head coach Mike Prendergast. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO
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