In-form Jack Crowley can kick on for Six Nations campaign

The Munster out half almost inspired the province to victory against Northampton on Saturday. 

Munster’s Jack Crowley after the game. Pic: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Jack Crowley has been backed to carry his renewed good form into Ireland’s Six Nations preparation camp this week after turning in his “best performance of the season” for Munster at Northampton Saints on Saturday night.

Crowley, 24, will go into the Six Nations next month with fly-half rival Sam Prendergast, three years his junior, tipped to hold onto the Ireland number 10 jersey handed to him by head coach Andy Farrell for the final two Tests of the Autumn Nations Series against Fiji and Australia. The Leinster 10 was handed his international debut having replaced Crowley from the bench midway through the previous week’s game against Argentina.