Driving at the line with square shoulders, the fly half releases a deft pass at the line behind a charging Bundee Aki for James Lowe off his blindside wing, creating the space through which Robbie Henshaw is then sent to earn Ireland a first 22 entry.
After a couple of aimless phases inside their own half, Scotland scrum half White put up a contestable box kick that James Lowe claimed superbly above his head on the Irish ten-metre line.
The young Leinster fly half starred on his first start at international level away from home, steering Ireland superbly to an 11th straight win over Scotland.
Notice how Prendergast’s taking of the ball to the line has forced both Scottish centres (Tom Jordan and Huw Jones) to turn their shoulders in with Russell having to commit to the tackle - that affords Henshaw just enough space to get away from Jones’s tackle attempt.
With Kinghorn drawn by Hugo Keenan, Prendergast finds Calvin Nash all alone on the wide outside – the skill looks simple but the fizzed left-hand pass was the longest of the Six Nations across rounds one and two, travelling 24.4m at a speed of 48.6kph.
