Fin Smith: I don't have a hostile relationship with Sam Prendergast

The two are currently rivals for both Champions Cup glory this Saturday and British & Irish Lions selection.

FRIENDLY RIVALS: Northampton Saints' Fin Smith has a lot of respect for Sam Prendergast. Pic: Joe Giddens/PA Wire.

They may be rivals for both Champions Cup glory this Saturday and British & Irish Lions selection beyond but Northampton Saints fly-half Fin Smith insisted there was no hostility between him and Leinster counterpart Sam Prendergast ahead of their Aviva Stadium semi-final clash.

Ten days short of his 23rd birthday, England’s starting fly-half Smith is older than his Ireland Test foe by only nine months and they have been locking horns on the field since they were teenagers.