Sam Prendergast turns 22 years of age today. With five caps, five wins and a Six Nations player of the match award under his belt, he’s already well ahead of where some of his famed, immediate predecessors were at that stage of their careers.
Ronan O'Gara was a month short of his 23rd birthday when capped for the first time while Johnny Sexton was nowhere near being a regular starter in Leinster colours at Prendergast’s age. The hype will only get bigger from here on in as Prendergast becomes a serious contender for one of the three out half slots Andy Farrell will select for the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia.
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