Leo Cullen: Sam Prendergast is 'adding lots of layers' to his game all the time

Cullen is hopeful that Tadhg Furlong will see some action for Ireland before the end of the Six Nations. 

ALL IN HIS STRIDE: This time last year, as Ireland played Wales in the Six Nations, Sam Prendergast was lining out for Leinster in a friendly against Saracens. Now he's Ireland's starting out-half. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

No-one was paying much mind when a largely young and inexperienced Leinster squad made the hop across the Irish Sea this time last year to face Saracens in a friendly filler at the StoneX Stadium.

Andy Farrell’s Ireland were playing host to Wales in the third round of the Six Nations the following day. Talk of back-to-back Championship titles was already doing the rounds and Jack Crowley was bedding himself in to the No.10 shirt.