Suncroft's Sam Prendergast To Start At Out-Half In Saturday's Game Against New Zealand

Thursday, 16 July 2026 12:00

By Hannah Kelly

Eadestown's Jimmy O'Brien and Tadhg Beirne also feature

Suncroft's Sam Prendergast will start at out-half for Ireland's Nations Championship game at New Zealand on Saturday morning.

Head coach Andy Farrell has welcomed the fit-again Rob Baloucoune back into the side on the wing, with Eadestown's Jimmy O'Brien on the other wing.

Loosehead prop Jeremy Loughman has also recovered from a head injury, and makes the bench at Eden Park.

Hugo Keenan will start at full-back, with Stuart McCloskey and Garry Ringrose in midfield, and Jamison Gibson-Park at scrum-half.

Dan Sheehan skippers the team from hooker, and he's joined in the front-row by Tom O'Toole and Tadhg Furlong.

Joe McCarthy and James Ryan are the locks, with a back-row of Eadestown's Tadhg Beirne, Josh van der Flier and Jack Conan.

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