Former tour captain Sam Warburton is backing Sam Prendergast as the British & Irish Lions’ next starting stand-off.
Some of Russell’s attacking play was irresistible but Smith showed the steelier nerves when it mattered. Ireland’s rising star Sam Prendergast is also displaying some classy touches but ...
The emergence of test match rookies Sam Prendergast and Fin Smith is threatening to make Finn Rusell and Marcus Smith surplus to requirements for the British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia.