Only one man can wear the No.10 jersey, whether that be for Leinster or for Ireland, but Tyler Bleyendaal is perfectly comfortable with swapping Sam Prendergast and Harry Byrne in and out as needs must. Byrne has bagged significant game time since his return from his short-term loan to Bristol Bears last season. And the team needs to be confident to play and not be solely reliant on the one guy. The expected return of Joey Carbery to Leinster next season could blur this canvas even more but, with Leinster about to travel to France, the focus lies on the two out-halves currently available to them. Not so much a passing of a torch in the bid for Leinster and Ireland primacy as a seizing of it, some would say.

Source: Irish Examiner January 13, 2026 08:10 UTC