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Sunday April 16 2023
Debutant Prendergast was named man of the match for his fine performance
HARRY MURPHY/SPORTSFILE
Sunday April 16 2023, 12.01am, The Sunday Times
A successful weekend in South Africa which began with securing the Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber to succeed Stuart Lancaster next season, continued at Ellis Park as a massively understrength Leinster came from 15 points adrift to snatch victory and extend their unbeaten run to 23 games.
Some of these Leinster players are far from their strongest XV but they still had enough graft and craft to fashion a win, despite having two men in the bin in the second half.
Sam Prendergast, 20, crowned his debut with a man of the match display, tapping over the winning penalty after a display that showed all the hype surrounding him is fully justified.
“It’s a huge honour to make your professional debut in a stadium that is
