Jack Crowley (rugby union)

Jack Crowley (born 13 January 2000) is an Irish rugby union player, who is currently a member of the Munster academy. He plays primarily as a fly-half, but can also play at fullback and centre, and represents Cork Constitution in the All-Ireland League.

Jack Crowley
Date of birth (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000
Place of birthInnishannon, Cork, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight88 kg (13.9 st; 194 lb)
SchoolBandon Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fly-half, Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
20??–2019
2019–		 Bandon
Cork Constitution		 ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Munster 1 (2)
Correct as of 2 January 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020 Ireland U20 3 (36)
Correct as of 21 February 2020

Early life

Born in Innishannon, County Cork, Crowley first began playing rugby with Bandon. There is very much a Crowley family connection with the club; Crowley's father, uncles, cousins and brothers have all played for the West Cork club. 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.[1][2]

He attended Bandon Grammar School and played three years of senior rugby with the school, firstly as a scrum-half before moving to fly-half, and helped guide the school to the semi-final stage of the Munster Schools Senior Cup 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 Glenstal Abbey School, who were defending champions.[1][3]

To play in the amateur All-Ireland League, Crowley moved to Cork Constitution in 2019, where his older brother Billy was already on the books.[3] 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.[4]

Munster

He played in all seven of Munster A's fixtures during the 2019–20 Celtic Cup, with Crowley starting at fly-half and captaining the side in their opening 20–20 draw against Ospreys Development,[5] before featuring as a replacement in the defeats to Dragons A,[6] Leinster A[7] and Connacht Eagles,[8] starting at fullback in the win against Cardiff Blues A[9] and the defeat against Scarlets A,[10] and coming off the bench in the final fixture against Ulster A, which Munster A won 31–12.[11]

Previously a member of the province's sub-academy, Crowley joined Munster's academy ahead of the 2020–21 season,[12] and made his senior competitive debut for the province in their 2020–21 Pro14 round ten fixture against provincial rivals Ulster on 2 January 2021, coming on as a 65th minute replacement for fellow academy fly-half Ben Healy and converting Darren Sweetnam's late try to secure a losing bonus-point for Munster in their 15–10 defeat.[13]

Ireland

Selected in the Ireland under-20s squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[14] Crowley started at fly-half in the opening 38–26 win against Scotland, scoring 18 points, including a superb solo try from his own 22, and earning the Man-of-the-Match award.[15] He also started in the 36–20 win against Wales[16] and the 39–21 win against England, the latter of which secured the triple crown for Ireland under-20s for the second year running,[17] though the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

Honours

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

Cork Constitution

Ireland Under-20s

References
  1. "'Remember Jack Crowley's name, he is going to play for Munster'". Southern Star. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "Club Focus | Bandon RFC Look Ahead To New Season". Munster Rugby. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. "'Very driven, very focused. He'll go a long way': U20 star Crowley earning extra attention". The42. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Cork Constitution recognised with three prizes at first online AIL rugby awards". The Echo. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "Report | Munster A Draw Level With Ospreys Development". Munster Rugby. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. "Report | Munster A Downed By Dragons XV". Munster Rugby. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. "Report | Munster A Lose Out To Leinster A In Celtic Cup". Munster Rugby. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. "Report | Munster A Suffer Defeat To Connacht Eagles In Celtic Cup". Munster Rugby. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  9. "Report | Bonus-Point Win For Munster A Over Cardiff". Munster Rugby. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  10. "Report | Munster A Defeated By Scarlets A". Munster Rugby. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  11. "Report | Munster A End Celtic Cup Campaign With Victory". Munster Rugby. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  12. "Greencore Munster Rugby Academy Confirmed". Munster Rugby. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  13. "Report | Munster Secure Losing Bonus-Point In Belfast". Munster Rugby. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  14. "McNamara Names Ireland Under-20 Squad For Six Nations". Irish Rugby. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  15. "Six-Try Triumph Gets Ireland Under-20s Off To Encouraging Start". Irish Rugby. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  16. "Four-Try First Half Does The Damage For Ireland Under-20s". Irish Rugby. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  17. "McCann And Ahern Lead Ireland Under-20s To Six-Try Victory". Irish Rugby. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  18. "No winner for U20 Six Nations as Championship cancelled". Six Nations Rugby. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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