Statistical breakdown: Did Ireland make the right call to start Sam Prendergast over Jack Crowley?
Based purely on their performance stats, there’s little to separate the two top contenders for pivotal outhalf role
Based purely on their performance stats, there’s little to separate the two top contenders for pivotal outhalf role
Sam Prendergast to start at outhalf in Six Nations opener at the Aviva Stadium, Ryan Baird picked at blindside
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Munster without Tadhg Beirne, Jack Crowley, Conor Murray, Calvin Nash and Peter O’Mahony who are with the Ireland squad in Portugal
Munster should be fired up by the frustration of losing a match they should have won against Northampton
Province ended the Champions Cup pool stages with a 34-32 away loss to the Northampton Saints
Munster can only succeed against Saracens and Northampton if Jack Crowley regains his best form
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Craig Casey’s serious knee injury places further strain on Munster squad
Munster and Ireland outhalf says he is grateful to be in Andy Farrell’s 23-man squad
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In Andy Farrell’s final game before taking up the Lions job he picked the young Leinster outhalf to start against Australia
Ireland see return of Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Jamison Gibson-Park, Ronan Kelleher and James Ryan, as well as the retention of Sam Prendergast at outhalf
Ireland team news: Hugo Keenan, James Lowe, Jamison Gibson-Park and James Ryan all return to the team for final Autumn Nations Series match
Leinster outhalf impressed against Fiji last weekend
Lions-bound Ireland coach relishing the chance to celebrate the IRFU’s 150th anniversary by taking on Joe Schmidt’s Australia
Praise the French Rugby Federation for the way they highlighted the spiritual element of our sport
Performance under the high ball likely to be tested against Fiji and outcome sure to be instructive
Andy Farrell warns of dangers of making too many changes for Ireland’s clash with Fiji
Sam Prendergast did well off the bench but there’s little doubt who deserves to be Ireland’s first-choice pivot at present
I hope the Irish welcome for the All Blacks holds far more humility than the English displayed
Jack Crowley, Caelan Doris, Joe McCarthy, Bundee Aki, and Jamison Gibson-Park on men’s list
Having decided against joining Connacht last summer, the 21-year-old has a chance on Saturday to strengthen his cases for leading roles with Leinster and Ireland
Munster were arguably the better team for large parts of the game but accuracy let them down at key scoring moments
Leinster’s versatile Ciarán Frawley stakes claim to number 10 jersey in blue and green while Munster counterpart Jack Crowley favourite to start against All Blacks
Ciarán Frawley’s late drop goal secures a memorable, series-levelling victory for Ireland at Kings Park
The outhalf has plenty of room for improvement but has already shown enough qualities to mitigate the loss of Johnny Sexton
Springbok outhalf praises influence on Ireland of ‘big threat’ Jack Crowley
So far this season 24-year-old has shown such consistency and durability that Munster fans have stopped pining for Ronan O’Gara. Confidence is high that the outhalf can continue to direct play in Saturday’s URC semi-final against Glasgow
Jack Crowley named URC’s Next-Gen Player of the Season for 2023/24
Leinster’s Ross Byrne has concentrated on existing strengths rather than try to diversify his game
Andy Farrell could yet again benefit from Leo Cullen’s exceptional talent as a selector
Munster’s European hopes this season dashed despite superb first half
Northampton’s 22-year-old outhalf against 24-year-old Jack Crowley could be battle for years to come
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