Having decided against joining Connacht last summer, the 21-year-old has a chance on Saturday to strengthen his cases for leading roles with Leinster and Ireland
that even when there is an established outhalf, the question never ceases as to who the next one is going to be.being the leading team, the most competitive environment and having the most international players, the argument could be made that the Leinster outhalf has the best chance of becoming the Irish outhalf.bucks that notion. But playing alongside the Irish scrumhalf, two Irish centres, the Irish fullback and an Irish left wing does have an upside.
He retains the slim, lithe limbs of youth and the tanned fresh face and cropped hair of a schoolboy. But he is filling out, more body than a year ago and much more game to back it up. “I think it’s very good in terms of how competitive it is,” he says of life in Leinster. “It probably depends how many outhalves you consider as outhalves. But we’re all quite different players, I would say. So, you learn off each other as well and I think the competitiveness is good.Frawley considers himself one of those outhalves, although there could be pushback there from the coaching staff, who see his versatility as an asset to the squad.
Leinster's RG Snyman keeps the ball away from Connacht's David Hawkshaw during the teams' clash last week. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inphotoo: “What I’ve seen with Sam, I think everybody knows that he had a variety of skill sets and a good rugby brain on him. The main thing is that Sam must get experience to be confident playing at that level but also an experience to be confident running a team.
For a kid who “wasn’t hugely into rugby” until third year in school, Prendergast has managed to become the talked-about player, the fresh face anointed by Farrell to compete with Frawley and Crowley throughout November.
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