Fly-half Sam Prendergast “skilled totally” regardless of a lifeless leg as Eire reported a clear invoice of well being earlier than Saturday’s Six Nations opener at house to England.
Prop Tadhg Furlong has already been ruled out of the game, however all 36 gamers in interim head coach Simon Easterby’s squad took half in Tuesday’s coaching on the crew’s camp in Portugal.
Prendergast had his leg strapped for the session however assistant coach Andrew Goodman stated he’s “certain” the 21-year-old will probably be “all proper” for the go to of Steve Borthwick’s facet to Dublin.
The Leinster quantity 10 made his Take a look at debut from the bench towards Fiji in November earlier than beginning the video games towards Fiji and Australia forward of Jack Crowley.
“It has been an incredible couple of months for Sam,” stated Goodman.
“Simply the sport expertise he is managed to assemble up each with Eire, first with Rising Eire, then Eire, then some massive Champions Cup video games away to La Rochelle, house to Tub, so it has been an incredible interval for him to get actual sport expertise.
“I do know he valued the time at Leinster when he was coaching alongside the senior squad as an academy member, however to get on the market and really feel it for himself, there’s been enormous development in his sport.”
Regardless of dropping his Eire beginning berth by the tip of the autumn, Crowley discovered type in Munster’s Champions Cup contests towards Saracens and Northampton this month, whereas Prendergast’s Leinster team-mate Ciaran Frawley is an alternative choice for the function held so lengthy by the now retired Johnny Sexton.
“The three of them are all nice lads, at the beginning, they usually all work nicely collectively,” added Goodman.
“As I stated, they’re competing onerous on the sphere however the pleasing factor is you return to the resort they usually’re sitting across the computer systems collectively going by clips they usually’re driving the crew nicely.
“It is nice to see and I am certain they will all have nice Take a look at careers forward.”
Eire identify their crew to face England on Thursday, whereas the guests confirmed their selection on Tuesday.
