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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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, before featuring as a replacement in the defeats to Dragons A, Leinster A and Connacht Eagles, 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 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. He will join the senior squad on a two-year contract from the 2021–22 season.
Ireland.
Selected in the Ireland under-20s squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, 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. He also started in the 36–20 win against Wales and the 39–21 win against England, 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 COVID-19 pandemic.
He 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 will play hosts Great Britain and the United States.