Simon Easterby is backing Sam Prendergast to rise to the challenge in his first away trip as Ireland’s out-half.
The 21-year-old has got the nod over Jack Crowley to start Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations meeting with Scotland at Murrayfield (3pm, live on RTÉ2, RTÉ Player and RTÉ Radio 1).
Sunday’s game will be a fifth cap for the Leinster man, but just his first away from Aviva Stadium, facing a Scottish team that are looking to arrest a 10-game losing streak against Ireland.
Prendergast has faced into some famously intimidating atmospheres for Leinster in the last couple of months, helping his side win away to Munster and La Rochelle, while he also scored two tries in the province’s win at…