The controversial incident occurred in the eighth minute of Ireland's thumping 52-17 win, with Prendergast shown a yellow for a tucked arm on Fiji back-row Kitione Salawa.
Byrne was asked for his take on the incident, and he said: 'Aw no, I think he was wearing a green jersey, so it stayed yellow.' He emphasized that their performance needed to improve.
Andy Farrell commented on the Prendergast situation, stating, 'I thought our discipline was pretty good in general and it certainly added to the reason why...a couple of execution bits could have been better.'
Overall, Byrne reflected on the need for improvement: 'Our job is to earn ourselves, over the next two years, the respect of World Rugby and we have to play a little bit better.'
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