Ronan O'Gara: Eating with the enemy...Saturday dinner in Lens with Prendy 

I've known Mike Prendergast a lot longer than our cumulative years here in France. There'll be plenty more to discuss than a match the next day
Plenty to chew on: Mike Prendergast and Racing 92 travel to Stade Bollaert Delelis in imposing form.

Plenty to chew on: Mike Prendergast and Racing 92 travel to Stade Bollaert Delelis in imposing form.

SOME might find it odd that I would share a menu and a bottle of red on Saturday night with a key coach in the Racing 92 set-up we will face Sunday in the Champions Cup semi-final.

To which one might point out that I know Mike Prendergast a lot longer than our cumulative years coaching in France. We came up through the ranks in Munster together. Plus, there are more things to talk about over a good catch-up on Saturday night in Lens than a match the next day. It will be good to decompress from preparation, stats and video analysis and chat other stuff.

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