'They’re unbelievably aligned': Crowley envisions easy transition for O'Connell coaching team

“Certainly over the last number of months, everyone couldn’t speak highly enough about the way in which Simon took it and I’m sure the same in the way Paul will take the summer," said Jack Crowley.

Paul O'Connell will lead an Ireland coaching team featuring Dnis Leamy, Mike Prendergast and Cullie Tucker for this summer's Tests against Georgoa and Portugal. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Jack Crowley predicted a seamless transition in the Ireland coaching set-up as the IRFU named its assistants to interim boss Paul O’Connell for this summer’s Tests in Georgia and Portugal.

With permanent head coach Andy Farrell selecting three Irish assistants, Simon Easterby, Andrew Goodman and John Fogarty, on his British & Irish Lions coaching ticket for the tour to Australia from the end of June to early August, O’Connell is the only member of the senior coaching staff remaining in the national team management group and its second interim head coach of the year.