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<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n READ ALSO:\u00a0Bernard Jackman Suggests Radical Change For Ireland Star In Bid To Tackle Big Issue<\/a><\/p>\n Andy Farrell Took Issue With Sam Prendergast Substitution Claim<\/p>\n Andy Farrell has largely favoured Sam Prendergast in the Ireland out-half battle over the last 18 months, although he has fully backed both players throughout that period.<\/p>\n Saturday’s game featured an interesting moment, with the introduction of Jack Crowley met with a smattering of cheers among the Aviva Stadium crowd. It is unclear whether that was a response to the Munster player coming on, or his Leinster counterpart being replaced.<\/p>\n This question was put to Andy Farrell after the game, where he was asked whether he felt the cheers were in response to Sam Prendergast’s substitution. He seemed to take exception to the question (h\/t Irish Independent<\/a>):<\/p>\n No, I don\u2019t believe that.<\/p>\n No. You\u2019re making that up \u2013 100pc. I heard the cheer for Jack. That\u2019s for Jack. Jack\u2019s a good lad, you know?<\/p>\n He\u2019s a good player. And Munster supporters and Irish supporters are allowed to cheer that, you know what I mean? We don\u2019t need to make it out to be something it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n I understand that [it\u2019s a divisive debate]. No, it\u2019s the keyboard warriors. It\u2019s damaging, you know?<\/p>\n And the more we report on the keyboard warriors, we\u2019re giving them . . . you know, everyone grows a leg, and then it\u2019s \u2018let\u2019s do a bit more of it\u2019.<\/p>\n Sam Prendergast is performing like a player who is short on confidence at the moment, meaning it would not be a surprise if he were to come out of the Ireland team for Saturday’s game against England.<\/p>\n The fixture in Twickenham looks more winnable than many would have predicted on the back of Scotland’s win over the English at Murrayfield, with Crowley’s cameo against Italy making him the favourite for the ’10’ shirt.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n