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"Faz has an amazing way of... he instils such belief in us that when you win a game, it's kind of like, 'we knew we were capable of this'. We obviously lost the first two games and then they won the first Test and we were like, 'we expected this'. Then we won the game against the Maoris and it's like, 'this is amazing, but we knew we were capable'. Then we won the Test series and we knew we were going over there to win this. "When you go home and reflect on it in the year past, I'm actually getting memories on my phone from the tour. That's how amazing a time it was. Having that foundation to build on as a group going into something hopefully really special."[caption id="attachment_290645" align="aligncenter" width="1280"]
Cian Prendergast speaking at the IRFU High Performance Centre and (right), Ireland players pose for a team photo. (Credit: Sportsfile)[/caption]
"It keeps the bus light-hearted. Everyone is comfortable being themselves. No-one feels they have to be too serious. Then you get to training and you're ready to do your work. The lads that are more experienced sit down at the back, it keeps it light-hearted. We have different groups that have to do different touring information or joke of the day or thought of the day. It keeps everyone on their toes and we can have a bit of craic."Confirming that Johnny Sexton, Cian Healy and Johnny Sexton are the main men, down the back, Prendergast joked, "Yeah, but I wouldn't stray that far back though." In New Zealand, Prendergast and Leinster lock Joe McCarthy were on the 'thought of the day' group - sent forward to provide a fact, thought or musing to keep the squad interested, or entertained. "It could be anything really, just whatever's in your head," Prendergast commented. "Big Joe is really good for that to be fair, he can come out with some interesting thoughts... Honestly, I don't know what that man sometimes but they could be from his head. He's always interesting" Related Articles:
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