Ireland and Munster outhalf came off the bench and kicked three points under pressure to extend Ireland’s narrow lead in their Rugby World Cup win over South Africa. Further adventures lies ahead
The stadium shot clock shredded the nerves of many but Crowley held his and sweetly struck the ball with about four seconds of the permitted 60 remaining.
Crowley has been deftly using time to reposition himself on the Irish team. His role has changed dramatically over the last season and appears to have gained fresh prominence in recent weeks. Versatility is one key to his rise, with professional outings at fullback, inside centre and outhalf. Twelve months ago he was in Bloemfontein with the Emerging Ireland squad and last November he was given 35 minutes against Fiji for his first cap before being named on to the bench as Johnny Sexton’s understudy. But the 23-year-old appears insouciant amid it all. Pulling Munster strings in the URC to end their 12-year wait for silverware must have helped. The Springboks was just his eighth cap.
“I think something that’s massive as well throughout the week were the lads that weren’t involved. We’d difficult selection for lads. But I think as a group we are unbelievably connected, so when a decision is made about selection, lads don’t hang around and dwell on it, they get on it with the preparation with the lads, show us pictures of what South Africa do. That preparation, it allows us as a bench to come on and see those pictures for the second time.
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