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Caelan Doris on Prendergast, England and his 'extra responsibilities'

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Captain Caelan Doris is braced for the “ultimate test” when Ireland begin their quest for an unprecedented third successive Guinness Six Nations title against rivals England.

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The back-to-back champions are pre-tournament favourites and have won four of the past five meetings between the sides ahead of Saturday evening’s crunch clash in Dublin.

Underdogs England – World Cup semi-finalists in 2023 – lost seven of 12 Tests in 2024 and are bidding to ease pressure on head coach Steve Borthwick by springing a surprise following an unsuccessful autumn.

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      Despite that unconvincing record, Borthwick’s men ultimately denied Ireland consecutive Grand Slams thanks to a last-gasp 23-22 Twickenham win in round four of last year’s championship.

      “It’s always the ultimate test coming up against these guys,” said Doris.

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      “There’s a rich history and a massive rivalry there over the last number of years.

      “We’d had a pretty good run (last year), fourth round going in over there and there was a lot of belief, we also respected them massively and knew that there was a big performance brewing from them.

      “They obviously hadn’t gone so well at that point but you look back six months prior to that and they’re in a World Cup semi-final.

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      “It’s similar now in that they’ve been on the wrong side of some of their results in the autumn but we have massive respect for them as a team and the quality in their squad.

      “It’s going to be a big battle for us again tomorrow. They are always very abrasive, confrontational, strong set piece, very good lineout and maul and they maul more than most teams.

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      “Starting off here in Dublin against England, it doesn’t get much better or bigger than this.”

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      In his first selection standing in for Andy Farrell as head coach, interim boss Simon Easterby has opted to pick 21-year-old Sam Prendergast ahead of Jack Crowley at fly-half.

      Prendergast made his Test debut as a replacement in Ireland’s win against Argentina in November before starting the subsequent victories over Fiji and Australia.

      Doris insists the squad have a “lot of faith” in his “very confident” Leinster team-mate.

      “He’s shown his quality, first of all at under-20s; some of the stuff he was capable of doing back then caught the eye definitely and he’s probably had quite a big reputation from that,” Doris said of Prendergast.

      “He’s carried through and shown his quality at URC (United Rugby Championship), at European level and at international level in the autumn.

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      “It’s been a good ride for him and he’s a very confident guy and loves controlling the forwards, loves playing what’s in front of him, so there’s a lot of faith in him.”

      No team has won three Six Nations titles in a row since the competition was expanded 25 years ago.

      Back-rower Doris, who took over the captaincy from Peter O’Mahony before the autumn campaign, hopes to lead a historic championship triumph.

      “It would be incredibly special,” said the 26-year-old. “It’s hard to cast your mind forward to that, given how big a game this is starting up.

      “We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, definitely, but we also realise that getting this weekend right is a crucial step if we want to go and do something special like that.

      “I love being a part of this group. I’ve loved it for the last five years and every time I come back into camp there is excitement there.

      “There are extra responsibilities now in the leadership role but I love it.”

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