Mike Prendergast: 'Guys will listen to Craig Casey because he's incredibly dilligent'

The growth witnessed at first hand in his fellow Limerick man’s game and leadership presence over the last two seasons gives Prendergast a uniquely informed perspective on which to inform his optimism that 26-year-old Casey will prove to be an excellent choice to captain his country

Assistant coach Mike Prendergast during the Ireland rugby media conference at the IRFU High Performance Centre at the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Being a former scrum-half, and a current Munster coach, Ireland’s attack coach could be expected to give a biased assessment of Craig Casey’s credentials as the national side’s captain for the upcoming two Tests in Georgia and Portugal.

Yet the growth witnessed at first hand in his fellow Limerick man’s game and leadership presence, both on the pitch and at their province’s High Performance Centre, over the last two seasons gives Mike Prendergast a uniquely informed perspective on which to inform his optimism that the 26-year-old will prove to be an excellent choice by tour head coach Paul O’Connell to captain his country.