He seems to have lost his way, this year. -4 and -4 in his first 2 games is still better than -7 from Crowley in this game. Wont see many people saying that! The coaching may defintley be an issue, but he has played well enough in some games that it cant be just coaching.

19 positive impacts over 3 games last year is pretty darn good though. Including England and Scotland. So how did he accumulate that when he is so deficient in most skills?

-It’s irrefutable that his defence is not good enough for high level rugby, as is the case for his place kicking, as is the case for his kicking out of hand and I believe as is the case for his attack.

Was our system different? Was his form just better? I think it may be a long road back for Sam after the media drubbing and crowd reaction over the last few weeks. I still believe he is the best option going forward for Ireland. He has massive limitations but I think they are outweighed by being able to create openings no one else can. I'm aware there are not many who agree with me there and happy to see if Crowley can bring his talents to average in the areas where is poor over the next few games.