MUNSTER OUT-HALF Jack Crowley has been named the United Rugby Championship’s Players’ Player of the season.
The 24-year-old was also selected in the URC Team of the Season and landed the Next-Gen Player of the Season award.
Munster’s campaign came to a close with last Saturday’s 17-10 defeat to Glasgow Warriors at Thomond Park. The defending champions had topped the regular league standings, before overcoming Ospreys in the quarter-final.
The Playeys’ Player of the Season award is voted on by the captain and vice-captain of all 16 teams.
Dan Sheehan landed the accolade last season, while Graham Rowntree was voted URC Coach of the Season for 2023/24 yesterday.
Jack Crowley has been named the BKT United Rugby Championship’s Players’ Player of the season 🙌
— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) June 20, 2024
Congratulations, Jack!
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The winner of the Players’ Player of the Season Award goes to… @MunsterRugby’s Jack Crowley 💥#URC | #URCAwards
— BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) (@URCOfficial) June 20, 2024
No one could deny him this award,he’s had the first of many great years ahead of him.well deserved
In the first year post Sexton he guides Ireland to a 6N title, Munster finish top of the table in the regular season and he wins Players player and Next Gen player of the season. All of that after he plays a decisive role in Munster winning the URC the year before.
Loads to improve on but the sky is the limit with this guy.
@Emmet Martin: hopefully he continues to go the way he’s going. Well deserved after a great season
@Emmet Martin: and the best part is he’s only keeping the shirt Warm for prendergast
@Emmet Martin: Translation of what ehe journalist should have written. He losses what should have been a Grand Slam after beating France away and losses a URC semi final at home. The future looks CattleTrucked to me.
And well done to John Cooney for being picked alongside Crowley in the team of the season.
@Justin Robinson: 5th time in 7 seasons with Ulster, he has been picked a SH in the team of the season.
@Justin Robinson: Nankavilli and Bierne too! Larmour is a wild card but hey! Congrats aswell
Well done to jack Crowley, fantastic player . Munster and Ireland are in good hands with such a talented 10.
Looks a proper player.
@Daithi Mc Ghiollamhairtin: yes – in addition to his skills, he gets up quickly after he is knocked over and recovers well from niggles. Very important traits in an out-half. Durability should never be undervalued.
Good man. I’m sure that will draw a measured response from the Saffas
@Conor: that’s based on votes of his fellow players in the URC including presumably the saffies as well. It can hardly be argued with in the same way as a public vote or press prize. Fantastic and inherently deserved recognition
@Michael Corkery: agreed. No doubt some of the players recognise his pedigree. I’m referring to the sheer dislike saffa fans appear to have for Irish rugby. Comment section of the Highlights of Leinster and Munster matches on YT was genuinely amazing. A good 200 comments of SA fans trolling. Compounded by Etzebeth and DDA’s recent comments, it seems there is a good deal of animosity there. Test matches will be brutal.
@Conor: I think we’ll win the series.
Fair play to Crowley. I still think he is nowhere near his potential and probably won’t hit it for another 3 or 4 years. He seems to have a great attitude and it will be great to seem him develop more.
The fact that Prendergast is hot on his heals can only be a good thing for the two of them and Irish rugby.
Just need some good young scrum halves coming through now.
@Joe O’Regan: keep an eye on Paddy Patterson (originally from Leinster as i understand it), an excellent young SH down here with us in Munster who unfortunately missed most of not all this season due to injury. For what it’s worth, imo he has a higher ceiling than Craig Casey, and there are also a few promising SHs coming through from the u20s afair
Wait I’m sure Stuart will be telling us a south african has been robbed of this award
@damien reidy: I’m a big fan of Curwin Bosch, fell like he’s a great playmaker and is underrated, Libbok is very decent but seems to a have a ‘foot on fire’ moment every 20 minutes. Lions are transitioning? not 100% but have watched Nohamba, he’s decent and looks to be very dangerous with ball in hand but maybe still a bit green. Dunno much about Lombard (Stuart?). Gooson’s been class tho. Crowley probs gets noticed because he’s so young as opposed to a stalwart.