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IRELAND HEAD COACH Andy Farrell looks set to retain 21-year-old Sam Prendergast at out-half for Saturday’s game against Australia in Dublin, with Jack Crowley likely to be part of the Irish bench.
Leinster man Prendergast made his senior Ireland debut off the bench in that victory over the Argentinians, replacing Crowley in the final quarter, and Farrell gave the 21-year-old his first Test start against Fiji last weekend, with Ciarán Frawley on the bench as Crowley rotated out of the matchday 23.
And Farrell is now set to back Prendergast to build on that performance against Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies on Saturday afternoon. Prendergast was flagged as an exciting talent during his school years with Newbridge College and went on to be a key man for the Ireland U20s as they won a Grand Slam and reached the World Championship final in 2023.
Farrell will begin his role as Lions head coach straight after this November window, with Simon Easterby stepping up as Ireland’s interim boss. Farrell has had a selection headache in midfield, where Bundee Aki and Robbie Henshaw were superb last weekend, but Garry Ringrose has also been a highly consistent performer.
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