JACK Crowley will start at No. 10 for Ireland in their Six Nations clash against Wales at a sold-out Aviva Stadium on Friday night (kick-off, 8.10pm).
The Bandon RFC star impressed in Ireland's bonus-point win against England in their last outing, and has kept his place in Andy Farrell's starting team.
The West Cork out-half starts alongside Jamison Gibson-Park in the half backs, with the latter set to win his 50th test cap. Another milestone is that uncapped Ulster scrum-half Nathan Doak is in line for his Ireland debut off the bench.
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Ireland: 15. Jamie Osborne; 14. Robert Baloucoune; 13. Garry Ringrose; 12. Stuart McCloskey; 11. Jacob Stockdale; 10. Jack Crowley; 9. Jamison Gibson-Park; 1. Tom O’Toole; 2. Rónan Kelleher ; 3. Tadhg Furlong; 4. James Ryan; 5. Tadhg Beirne; 6. Jack Conan; 7. Nick Timoney; 8. Caelan Doris.
Replacements: Tom Stewart, Michael Milne, Thomas Clarkson, Joe McCarthy, Josh van der Flier, Nathan Doak, Tom Farrell, Ciaran Frawley.
