Why Cian Prendergast is forever grateful to Connacht

Two years ago Leinster told the promising Newbridge College player that they didn’t have a place for him in their academy

Connacht's Cian Prendergast

It wasn’t long into the first lockdown almost two years ago when Cian Prendergast’s hopes of becoming a professional rugby took a huge hit when Leinster told the promising Newbridge College player that they didn’t have a place for him in their academy.

It was a crushing blow even though the Kildare native knew how bid the competition was for the few places on offer so when an offer came two days later from the Connacht academy manager Eric Elwood, he readily accepted the deal and headed west.