Sexton fit for Six Nations ‘blockbuster’
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton said he will be fit for the Six Nations Test against France on Saturday, before joking that he hoped he had not jinxed himself.
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton said he will be fit for the Six Nations Test against France on Saturday, before joking that he hoped he had not jinxed himself.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has defended flyhalf Johnny Sexton amid concerns that the Ireland captain’s age is starting to show.
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton is set to undergo surgery after suffering a cheekbone injury that threatens his involvement in the 2023 Six Nations.
Johnny Sexton is notorious for constantly getting in the referee’s ear, but the Springboks instead plan to deal with Ireland’s captain from a “rugby perspective” in Dublin on Saturday.
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton and star centre Garry Ringrose are both anticipating a high-intensity Test match when they take on the world champion Springboks in Dublin on Saturday.
Concerned by the threat posed by Springbok counterpart Damian Willemse, veteran flyhalf Johnny Sexton says Ireland are not taking their world No 1 ranking for granted in Saturday’s Test against the world champions.
Johnny Sexton will lead a Leinster outfit packed with quality in his first Vodacom United Rugby Championship start of the season against the Sharks on Saturday.
Johnny Sexton said “it doesn’t get much better than this” after Ireland beat the All Blacks became the first touring team in the professional era to win a series on New Zealand soil.
Johnny Sexton was named on Thursday in the Ireland side to face New Zealand in the second Test, despite the veteran flyhalf failing a concussion assessment during last week’s defeat in Auckland.
Johnny Sexton has been cleared to play in the second Test against New Zealand, after confusion about the Ireland captain’s head injury assessment in the first Test.