Jack Crowley (born 13 January 2000) is an Irish professional

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player who currently plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Ireland national team.

Early life

Born in

Innishannon Innishannon or Inishannon () is a large village on the main Cork (city), Cork–Bandon, County Cork, Bandon road (N71 road (Ireland), N71) in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on the River Bandon, the village has grown d ...

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, Crowley first began playing rugby with Bandon. There is a Crowley family connection with the club as Crowley's father, uncles, cousins and brothers have all played for it too. Whilst Crowley was playing for the club's under-18s side, they won the Munster Under-18 Cup and the All-Ireland Under-18 Cup, with Crowley scoring 15 points in the 20–7 win against Skerries under-18s in the latter. Crowley attended

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and played three years of senior rugby with the school, firstly as a scrum-half before moving to

, and helped guide the school to the semi-final stage of the

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for the first time in 2017, as well as a second semi-final in 2019, though Presentation Brothers College defeated them on both occasions. Crowley was captain during his third year and scored 21 points in their quarter-final replay win against

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, who were defending champions. To play in the amateur All-Ireland League, Crowley moved to

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in 2019, where his older brother Billy was already on the books. In recognition of his performances for Con during the 2019–20 season, Crowley was awarded the ''All-Ireland League Division 1A Rising Star'' accolade in May 2020. Crowley is a nephew of former

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player Elaine Burke, who captained Cork to an

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title in 2005.

Munster

Crowley played in all seven of Munster A's fixtures during the

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, starting at

and captaining the side in their opening 20–20 draw against Ospreys Development, before featuring as a replacement in the defeats to Dragons A,

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and

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, starting at fullback in the win against Cardiff Blues A and the defeat against Scarlets A, and coming off the bench in the final fixture against Ulster A, which Munster A won 31–12. Previously a member of the province's sub-academy, Crowley joined Munster's academy ahead of the 2020–21 season, and made his senior competitive debut for the province in their

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round ten fixture against provincial rivals

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on 2 January 2021, coming on as a 65th minute replacement for fellow academy fly-half Ben Healy and converting

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's late try to secure a losing bonus-point for Munster in their 15–10 defeat. Crowley joined the senior squad on a two-year contract from the 2021–22 season, and made his first start for Munster in their 18–10 away defeat against Welsh side

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in round 5 of the

on 23 October 2021. Crowley made his Champions Cup debut for Munster in their 2021–22 pool B round 2 fixture at home to French club

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on 18 December 2021, coming on as a replacement for Ben Healy in the province's 19–13 win. In the reverse fixture away to Castres on 14 January 2022, Crowley made his first start in the Champions Cup and scored 11 points off the kicking tee in Munster's 16–13 win. Crowley signed a two-year contract extension with the province in December 2022, a deal that will see him remain with Munster until at least June 2025. Crowley scored a 77th minute drop goal for Munster to secure a 16–15 win away to

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in the semi-finals of the

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on 13 May 2023, and won ''Men's Young Player of the Year'' at the 2023

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awards. He started and scored two conversions in Munster's 19–14 win against the

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in the

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of the 2022–23 United Rugby Championship on 27 May 2023.

Ireland

Selected in the Ireland under-20s squad for the

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, Crowley started at

in the opening 38–26 win against

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, scoring 18 points, including a superb solo try from his own 22, and earning the

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award. He also started in the 36–20 win against

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and the 39–21 win against

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, the latter of which secured the triple crown for Ireland under-20s for the second year running, though the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the

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. Crowley received his first call up to the Ireland 7s team ahead of the International Rugby 7's tournament at St George's Park, England in May 2021, where they played hosts

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and the

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. Crowley was selected in the

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squad that travelled to

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to participate in the

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against

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teams

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and Pumas in September–October 2022. He started and scored six conversions in Emerging Ireland's 54–7 opening win against

on 30 September, featured as a replacement in the 28–24 win against the Pumas on 5 October, before starting again and scoring three conversions in the 21–14 win against the

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on 9 October. Following the Toyota Challenge, Crowley was also selected in the Ireland A panel that joined the senior

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team after round 7 of the

to face an

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on 4 November 2022; Crowley featured as a replacement in Ireland A's 47–19 defeat.

Men’s national team

Crowley received his first senior international call-up for Ireland’s 2022 Autumn Nations Series fixture against

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. Crowley made his senior international debut for Ireland in the game against Fiji on 12 November, replacing Munster teammate

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at fly-half early in the second-half of the match and scoring two conversions in Ireland's 35–17 win. Following a pre-match injury to

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, Crowley was promoted from the bench to make his first senior international start for Ireland against

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on 19 November, scoring a penalty and conversion in their 13–10 win. Crowley was selected in his first senior Ireland squad for the Six Nations ahead of the 2023 tournament, and made his tournament debut as a replacement in Ireland's 34–20 away win against

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in round three on 25 February. Ireland went on win the

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. During the

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, Crowley started in Ireland's opening 33–17 win against

on 5 August, featured as a replacement in the 29–10 win against

on 19 August, before starting again in the 17–13 win against

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on 26 August. He was selected in Ireland's 33-man squad for the

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, and featured as a replacement in their opening 82–8 win against

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on 9 September, the 13–8 win against

on 23 September, and the 36–14 win against

on 7 October. He was once again selected for the following

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, he started in the opener versus

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in Marseille on 2 February, helping Ireland to a record 38-17 win against France. He started the following weekend in Ireland's match at home to Italy, scoring his first senior try and kicking two conversions on the way to a 36-0 win. He ended up playing every available minute of the tournament. Despite starting every game of the tournament in the previous year, he would only go on to make one start during the

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in 22–17 victory over Italy, having lost his place in the pecking order to

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Statistics

International analysis by opposition

''Correct as of 17 March 2024''

Honours

Individual

*All-Ireland League Division 1A Rising Star: **Winner (1): 2019–20 *

Men's Young Player of the Year: **Winner (1): 2023

Cork Constitution

* Munster Senior Cup: **Winner (1): 2019–20

Munster

**Winner (1):

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Ireland under-20s

* Triple Crown: **Winner (1):

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Ireland

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: ** Winner (2):

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: ** Winner (1):

* Triple Crown: ** Winner (1):

References

External links

Ireland Profile

Munster Senior Profile

Munster Academy Profile

Munster A Profile
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URC Profile
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