CROWLEY'S HERE FOR 2027 SHOT

SIMON ZEBO predicts that Jack Crowley will turn down Leicester Tigers' lucrative offer to lure him from Munster - because of his desire to help Ireland be successful at the 2027 World Cup.

- MICHAEL SCULLY

However, Zebo (above) warns that if Ireland and the IRFU don't treat the Reds No.10 right they could lose him overseas after the finals in Australia.

Former Munster and Ireland star Zebo is a former teammate of Crowley (right) and is unhappy that the 25-year-old has not featured at out-half throughout this Six Nations campaign, with Leinster's Sam Prendergast starting all four games to date.

Crowley is out of contract at the end of the season and it is rumoured that he has been offered a provincial contract that the IRFU will supplement rather than a central union deal.