'Teams call it ‘chez eux’, down to their half and put the pressure on them' - Prendergast

Prendergast's expansive knowledge of French rugby comes from a playing spell at Bourgogne and coaching stints with Grenoble, Stade Francais and Racing 92.
'Teams call it ‘chez eux’, down to their half and put the pressure on them' - Prendergast

9 January 2024; Attack coach Mike Prendergast during Munster rugby squad training at the University of Limerick in Limerick. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

It's late in the afternoon at Munster’s High Performance Centre and Mike Prendergast has just spent 30 minutes previewing this afternoon's Champions Cup clash with the media at Toulon.

Yet there is still time for some excellent insight to a serious threat Munster will face at Stade Felix Mayol and it is sparked by a simple request for translation.

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