Cian Tracey

I know he was trying to stop, I think, a 50-22 when he volleyed that ball clear, but I think you have to take your medicine there.

To volley the ball clear like that just gives France the counter-attacking opportunity that they crave, and that's what ended up happening.

I don't know, was he spooked or what?

But when he threw the hospital pass to poor old Tommy O'Brien, I'd say Tommy O'Brien was cursing him.

Just completely scrambled.

And you can't afford for your tent to not have the clarity in those kind of moments because I think that that spreads through the team in terms of those kind of negative effects.

And it's just, it's not good.

And I think...

we're having the same conversations over and over again.

And I think St.

Prendergast was picked because Ireland felt like they would have to score tries.

Obviously, they'd have to score tries to win the game.

But I think the fact that France and the amount of tries that they could have scored, and sure enough, they scored five.

But what he's bringing on the positive side of the game...

I don't think it's big enough to sacrifice the defensive issues that he has.

I think it has to, yeah.

Because you look down through the years at the best Ireland hens, Ronan O'Gara, Johnny Sexton, the confidence that they command.

And I would imagine that players around him feel 10 foot tall when they're on their game.

Now, it's not all on Sam Prendergast, but he needs to nail his part of the game, particularly in defence.

And he's not doing that.