Impeccable timing of Jack Crowley's contract renewal provides huge boost for Munster

It sends the province on a high into this Saturday’s last-eight clash back in France against Bordeaux-Begles, when another familiar face, Joey Carbery, will stand between them and next month’s semis.

ALL SYSTEMS GO: Jack Crowley during a Munster Rugby squad training at the University of Limerick in Limerick. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

It may have been expected, but when the news did drop confirming Jack Crowley’s decision to remain at Munster, the timing was impeccable.

With a choreography every bit as impressive as Crowley’s game-winning drop goal in La Rochelle last Saturday, a two-year contract extension to keep the Ireland fly-half on home soil until the summer of 2027 will give Munster further impetus heading to Bordeaux-Begles this Saturday with a mission to secure a first Champions Cup semi-final appearance in six seasons.