Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says Sam Prendergast 'deserves' another start at fly-half after selecting him ahead of Jack Crowley for Saturday's Test against Australia.
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"For the likes of himself and Gus McCarthy and a few others, you combine all that and it kicks them on from the future."Munster's Crowley played every minute of Ireland's Six Nations campaign and started the two summer Tests in South Africa. "Jack's played very well for us for a good while now, played in a lot of big games as well so we know as far as that's concerned what we've got," added Farrell."It's pretty similar to Conor . He's an unbelievably trusted member of our staff as is Jack. Craig played well, he deserves the chance to play in a big game also so it goes throughout the squad.
"He's the most successful coach in Irish rugby when you look at his time overall in Dublin," added Farrell.
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