Ronan O'Gara: Crowley isn't out of Ireland's World Cup picture by any means

Events can stir the debate quicker than you’d think. If the Innishannon man is playing Heineken Cup rugby over the winter, a Six Nations place is achievable

CHIN UP: Jack Crowley of Munster after his side's defeat in the United Rugby Championship match between Munster and Ulster at Thomond Park in Limerick. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

A BASIC rule of thumb for assessing the importance of November’s international tests is to cast forward to the end of the month and assess the actual significance the results have had in the context of 2023 and the World Cup.

Unless management are getting their cycles horribly wrong, they won’t be limiting themselves to the tried and tested over the course of three or four games. This is the window to get under the bonnet and tinker with systems and the World Cup wannabees. It's moving month. Movember, if you must