Ireland fly-half Jack Crowley has ended months of speculation by signing a new contract that will keep him at Munster until at least 2027.
The Ireland international has denied he has signed a new deal at Munster but a move to Leicester now looks off the table.
Leicester Tigers are facing an uphill fight to tempt Ireland star Jack Crowley into quitting Munster when his contract runs out this summer and make the move across the Irish Sea to Welford Road.
The 30-year-old Pollard, who has won 80 caps for his country, played for the Bulls, Red Hurricanes Osaka and Montpellier before arriving in the East Midlands in 2022 and has scored six tries in 33 appearances for the club.
The 22-year-had had been named on August 7 in Steve Borthwick’s squad for the finals, but his trip to France 2023 was scuppered five days later by a first-half setback versus Wales in the Summer Nations Series.
Gloucester and Leicester Tigers have named their squads for the Premiership Rugby Cup final at Kingsholm on Friday, with the first piece of silverware of the season up for grabs.
Gloucester head coach George Skivington believed his side was “pinged off the park” after seeing them crash to a third consecutive home defeat with a 38-20 loss to Leicester.
Connacht came within metres of a late match-winning try but Montpellier held on to win a pulsating Heineken Champions Cup clash 35-29 at the GGL Stadium.