The Breakdown: Jack Crowley underlines his potential after passing big Six Nations test

Andy Farrell has been ‘hard’ on Ireland’s new out-half in order to ensure he doesn’t get carried away

Jack Crowley has firmly established himself as Ireland's leading out-half

Cian Tracey

This time last year, Jack Crowley was reflecting on a Six Nations campaign that, apart from a couple of minutes off the bench in Rome, saw his involvement limited to running the kicking tee for Johnny Sexton.

Twelve months on, Ireland were once again crowned champions in Dublin, but the landscape has completely changed in that Sexton was the one watching on from afar, while Crowley played every minute of his side’s successful campaign.