Mike Prendergast

Mike Prendergast (born 21 May 1977) is an Irish rugby union coach who started his professional career with Munster. He also played a season with both Bourgoin in France and Gloucester in England before returning for one final season with Munster.[1] He played as a scrum-half and represented Young Munster in the All-Ireland League.

For the baseball player, see Mike Prendergast (baseball).
Mike Prendergast
Date of birth (1977-05-21) 21 May 1977
Place of birthIreland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (13.2 st; 185 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–2009
 Munster
Bourgoin
Gloucester
Munster		 39
21
10
9		 (15)
(5)
(0)
(0)
Teams coached
Years Team
20??–2013
2013–2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–		 Young Munster (Director of Rugby)
Grenoble (Skills Coach)
Oyonnax (Backs Coach)
Stade Français (Backs Coach)
Racing 92 (Backs Coach)

Having previously been director of rugby for amateur Irish club Young Munster, Prendergast joined French club Grenoble as a skills coach in 2013, where former Leinster and Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman was then defence coach.[2] Ahead of the 2017–18 Top 14 season, Prendergast joined Oyonnax as their attack coach,[3] before joining Stade Français, where former Munster teammate Paul O'Connell was also a coach, as their backs and attack coach for the 2018–19 season, after Oyonnax were relegated from the Top 14.[4]

After one season with Stade Français, Prendergast departed the club to join their Parisian rivals, Racing 92, where former Munster teammate Ronan O'Gara once coached and also where former Munster players Donnacha Ryan and Simon Zebo are currently playing, as their backs coach on a long-term contract ahead of the 2019–20 season.[5]

References
  1. "Prendy Returns". Munster Rugby. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. "Prendergast swaps Munsters for Grenoble". Limerick Leader. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. "Irishman Prendergast appointed attack coach at French club Oyonnax". The42. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. "Irish coach Mike Prendergast set to join reinvigorated Stade Français". The42. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. "Prendergast's coaching stock rises as ex-Munster scrum-half joins Racing 92". The42. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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