Cian Tracey

Because you'd imagine, like he's got a guy like Sean O'Brien, who's Leinster's contact skills coach.

And I'm not going to compare Sean O'Brien's tackling technique to Sam Prendergast.

But he's surely got a guy there who can teach a really good technique.

And I've no doubt that Sam Prendergast is spending a lot of time working on this.

But we're just not seeing the evidence, enough evidence of it.

And I think it's been...

I think it's been sad really to watch because like he's a young guy who's, you know, like you said, those viral clips and they are going viral within the rugby community.

Like that is like very tough for a young player who has been thrust into this position like probably sooner than I think in hindsight we can safely say.

And I think like Luke has been very strong on this

all along and like when an ex-player who's not that long out of the game is that strong I think like that gives you a very good indication of what the pros think of this because it's all well and good me and you sitting here and pontificating why isn't he tackling that big Lions back road you know what I mean but

When it's an ex-player, I think it carries more weight in terms of what possibly is being felt in the dressing room.

Because if Sam Prendergast is missing his tackles, Joe, it means that someone else has to cover for him.

And if someone else is covering for him, they can't focus on doing their job.

And that just has a ripple effect right throughout the team.

And I can understand why

you know, the coaches are trying to, you know, put an arm around him and play him back into form.

But if they were to have him on the bench in Bilbao next week and Harry Byrne goes down injured after five, ten minutes and you're up against a guy like Matthew Jalibert who will just run through you for fun, not even one of the big forwards, then is that really the best decision for Leinster Rugby to win a Champions Cup?

I don't think anyone can sit here and say it is.

So,

I think we might see Frawley get more game time again this weekend at 10.