Pretty harsh. Safe to say that Sam Prendergast’s reputation and Lions hopes took a serious dent after Leinster’s Champions Cup loss to Northampton on Saturday. The Leinster out-half was comfortably outplayed by his opposite number, Fin Smith, with his poor tackling starkly visible in the lead up to three of Northampton’s tries. However, in his […]

11 months ago

“We are going to have to be at our absolute best to get the victory.” It has been a while since Leinster and Leicester Tigers have clashed in Europe. Johnny Sexton, Ben Youngs and others have had to do their duelling in the colours of their countries. Having built up a nice, early rivalry in […]

4 years ago

“It means the most as I had to work the hardest for this one.” Conor Murray had bigger issues on his mind, two months ago, as Ireland prepared to face Ben Youngs and England in their Six Nations closer. Ireland had beaten Scotland and Italy to get some wind behind their sails after opening losses […]

5 years ago

“For me, it depends on who you play at 10.” Will Genia is a huge fan of Ben Youngs [a HUGE FAN] but he is not averse to Conor Murray starting in a strong Lions XV to mix it up with South Africa. The legendary Wallabies, who is currently plying his club rugby trade in […]

5 years ago

“He’s taller if he lays on his side. He’s the biggest bloke I’ve ever seen.” As England teammates, and as experienced Premiership players, Ben Young and James Haskell have come up against their fair share of bruisers and hitmen on rugby fields across the globe. Both are in full agreement on the toughest tackler in […]

6 years ago

Easy to see why

8 years ago