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Skipper
'He's a very special player and a very special bloke. He wants an Irish jersey'
20 Dec 2020
43.0k
14
Captain
IRFU will judge Sexton on form rather than age ahead of contract talks
1 Dec 2020
21.5k
70
Boost
Sexton set to make timely Ireland return for play-off clash with Scotland
30 Nov 2020
7.8k
15
Skipper
'It's something I've enjoyed, but Johnny is team captain' - James Ryan
25 Nov 2020
6.9k
12
Ireland
Lancaster backs Ryan and Ireland to learn from tough day in Twickenham
25 Nov 2020
7.6k
24
Leader
O'Connell and Sexton provide role models as Ryan takes on Ireland captaincy
18 Nov 2020
7.4k
3
frustrations
Ireland have 'a few more steps to go to become a champion side' - Sexton
14 Nov 2020
25.2k
16
Reaction
'The day I don’t feel threatened, I’ll know it’s time for me to hang up the boots'
6 Nov 2020
28.9k
38
Leader
Ruddock not back in Ireland plans but still 'driving everyone else' in Leinster
6 Nov 2020
5.5k
12
Captain
'I was very disappointed coming off like everyone would be' - Sexton
1 Nov 2020
57.2k
60
Captain
'It's an honour to do it and when he asked me to do it again, I was delighted'
21 Oct 2020
7.5k
3
Family man
'I've spent a third of my life in Ireland, we're so happy having a place to call home'
27 Sep 2020
20.4k
8
Captain
Talismanic Henderson 'a big loss' as Ulster prepare for Edinburgh trip
3 Sep 2020
6.0k
3
dreams
The Irish Liverpool fan who grew up to captain them
23 Aug 2020
25.5k
10
Leader
Farrell praises Sexton for 'super job' as Ireland captain during Six Nations
7 Aug 2020
7.2k
23
looking ahead
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie: England are dangerous animal even without World Cup stars
29 Jul 2020
3.0k
0
Skipper
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson ruled out for remainder of season
10 Jul 2020
6.2k
6
Pushed Back
Harrington says postponing Ryder Cup until 2021 was correct decision
8 Jul 2020
2.1k
2
Finishing Up
Ex-Ireland captain Anderson retiring from role with Ulster academy
2 Jun 2020
5.8k
4
Leader
Sam Cane appointed All Blacks captain by new head coach Foster
5 May 2020
8.2k
17
suftum
'It turned out to be the best four years of my career by a country mile'
3 May 2020
49.9k
5
Irish Abroad
'I've seen plenty of guys being spat out of the game because of that'
2 Apr 2020
14.8k
1
Leader
'In terms of the captaincy, it seems we're not so quick to see how good Johnny has become'
4 Mar 2020
10.0k
26
Gutted
'I'm well used to the criticism, I've had it for my whole career... keep it coming'
28 Feb 2020
20.4k
38
Captain
A tough day for captain Johnny Sexton on a tough day for Andy Farrell's Ireland
23 Feb 2020
15.1k
57
Captain
'Johnny chaired the meeting and you’re almost clinging onto the words he says'
10 Feb 2020
13.5k
12
Leader
James Ryan doesn't need to be captain to go to next level with Ireland
28 Jan 2020
7.1k
6
Captain
'I want to play for as long as I can because I love what I do' - Sexton
23 Jan 2020
5.3k
20
Oh Danny Boy
Star forward Sutcliffe named Dublin hurling captain for 2020 season
21 Jan 2020
6.0k
12
Leading by example
Clifford named as new captain of Kerry's senior footballers
20 Jan 2020
25.4k
86
Silent Leader
'If he gets selected as Ireland captain, he’ll do a great job' - Van Graan backs O'Mahony
11 Dec 2019
20.0k
99
totemic
Natural introvert, leader James Ryan intent on making noise in defining back-to-backs
7 Dec 2019
5.7k
5
Young blood
Star forward retains Cork captaincy after back-to-back club All-Ireland wins
5 Dec 2019
6.1k
1
mature
Schmidt expresses caution as 'impressive' James Ryan is touted as Ireland captain
4 Dec 2019
32.1k
57
boyhood club
Lingard 'honoured' to be handed Man United captaincy for Europa League trip
28 Nov 2019
6.1k
17
key player
Man City captain Silva set to miss top-of-the-table trip to Liverpool
4 Nov 2019
6.5k
8
Captain
'He's the sort of person you want to follow' - Farrell leading England by example
30 Oct 2019
5.6k
9
Leader
O'Driscoll says there's 'no rush' with James Ryan being Ireland captain
29 Oct 2019
7.9k
37
honesty
'Rassie has made a massive difference' - How Erasmus turned the Boks around
22 Oct 2019
9.4k
11
Dilemma
'Those contracts in France... their condition was I had to turn down the World Cup'
11 Oct 2019
63.5k
27
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