Cullen confident Prendergast can kick on after impressive Bristol outing

BIG STRIDES: Sam Prendergast of Leinster on the way to scoring his side's second try during the Champions Cup Round 1 match between Bristol Bears and Leinster. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Leo Cullen is confident that Sam Prendergast can “kick on” again against Clermont Auvergne this weekend having backed up his first forays in an Irish jersey with an impressive display away to Bristol Bears last Sunday.

Prendergast, still only 21, started in the Champions Cup for the first time against Pat Lam’s Premiership high-flyers having made his Ireland debut against Argentina in November and backed that up with starts against Fiji and Australia.