Jamison Gibson-Park embraces being 'one of the senior folk' with Ireland

Gibson-Park, with 30 Ireland caps to his name ahead of tomorrow night's France clash, has also done his bit to fill the leadership vacuum created by Sexton’s retirement.

SENIOR FOLK: Jamison Gibson-Park training with Ireland. Pic Credit: Dan Sheridan, Inpho.

Jamison Gibson-Park has backed new half-back partner Jack Crowley to take ownership of the Ireland team when he is handed the playmaking reins against France in Marseille tomorrow night.

Crowley, 24, was named Ireland’s number 10 by head coach Andy Farrell yesterday for this Guinness Six Nations opener, the first match of the post-Johnny Sexton era.