Felipe Contepomi knows a good out-half when he sees one, and he sees one in Prendergast - while the 21-year-old's colleague Thomas Clarkson sees a fiery, competitive side in him that reminds him of a certain former Ireland out-half
Felipe Contepomi knows a good out-half when he sees one - and Argentina's head coach believe's Sam Prendergast is heading for greatness after his Ireland debut. Prendergast, 21, replaced Jack Crowley with just over a quarter of last Friday night's Test left and stayed calm and composed through a frenetic end game as the Pumas unsuccessfully pushed for the winning score.
“I think he played well," said Contepomi. "He’ll be a top-quality player. It’s tough to get into a game because it wasn’t a resolved game. He managed it well, he attacked well - he nearly scored, and I think he did well.” READ MORE:Ireland eye changes for Fiji and Australia games - players such as Jamie Osborne, Ryan Baird and Ciaran Frawley look to be in with a chance to startContepomi reiterated his feeling that he hates losing more than he loves winning after the 22-19 defeat to Andy Farrell's side. "It’s disappointing but the way the guys stood and came back and fought and stay in the game and had an opportunity to win the game, I’m very proud of them," he said. "It was a good learning game for us. Frustrated, disappointed now but we will have a lot of positives to work on.” Sign up for our Rugby news service on Whats App Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest rugby news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Prendergast's colleague Thomas Clarkson, meanwhile, compared the No.10 to Johnny Sexton after they both made their Test bows last Friday night. "I'm good mates with Prendo so we were chatting away," said Clarkson. "Obviously as a No.10 if you're not scoring any points, he probably had a bit of frustration. But, sure, if you are not happy getting your first cap there is something wrong with you! "Typical Prendo, he wants everything to be 100% perfect - and when it's not he has got a big stroppy head on him. Similar to Sexto, I would have said!" Sign up for the latest sport news from our Irish Mirror sport newsletter here and receive special updates on the Ireland rugby team during the November internationals
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