Johnny Sexton praised Jack Crowley’s performance off the bench against Italy but warned the Ireland fly-half he will have to perform to the same levels from minute one at Twickenham if he gets the number 10 jersey to face England. “I think the way he came on and attacked the game at the weekend was very impressive,” Sexton said of Crowley. I suppose it can be different from the start, you have to manage the game a bit more. I know he didn't have a lot of kicks (against Italy) and he missed a couple of bad ones. There’s a World Cup in 18 months’ time and do we need to have guys ready for that?

Source: Irish Examiner February 18, 2026 23:30 UTC