Thursday 26 November 2020
The 26-year-old made his Ireland debut against Wales on Friday night.
Ireland will be hoping their 35-year-old out-half is fit for this weekend’s visit to Twickenham.
The captain hopes to be fit for the trip to Twickenham to take on England next weekend.
Ireland captain limped off with a hamstring tweak in tonight’s win over Wales.
‘You can be the best thing since sliced bread one day and then everyone writes you off the next.’
‘We don’t want to go with a massive performance then massive dip.’
Johnny Sexton had a few regrets in the leadership department after Ireland’s defeat in Paris.
Ireland are in a habit of losing the crunch games they used to win. So can they rediscover their 2018 form?
Ireland coach Farrell says he does not feel undermined by Sexton’s reaction last Saturday and insists the whole affair is a storm in a tea-cup.
Connacht’s Jack Carty has been left out as the Ulster out-half comes back into the squad.
The Ireland skipper bemoaned his side’s inability to be clinical with their chances at Stade de France.
Johnny Sexton knows Ireland had opportunities in Paris tonight – but they were not good enough to take them.
Meanwhile, Antoine Dupont is a major threat to Andy Farrell’s Ireland.
The Lions head coach indicated he is keen to bring Andy Farrell on board again for next year.
Ireland can still win this year’s Six Nations title but it is advantage England as we head into next week’s final round of fixtures.
The exemption granted to elite sport has the Ireland skipper feeling privileged.
Ireland out-half up against five All Blacks for World Rugby prize.
The province were recently crowned Pro14 champions for the third successive season.
The 35-year-old was injured during Leinster’s win over the Dragons.
The out-half was replaced after just 23 minutes of the win against the Dragons.
It’s been 16 months and zero defeats since Leinster faced Mark McCall’s European champions. They’re eager to avenge the result in Newcastle.
Ross Byrne, hero of Leinster’s 2019 Champions Cup quarter-final win over Ulster, starts at 10.
Stuart Lancaster’s charges shut down Munster’s early attempts to get a foothold in the game.
Robbie Henshaw and Johnny Sexton delivered two superb touches against Munster on Saturday.
The 35-year-old combined superbly with his team-mates to help create James Lowe’s try.
Stuart Lancaster can’t hide his interest in coaching the Lions and his out-half is showing no signs of easing up his chase for a spot on the tour either.
The Leinster senior coach took great interest in finding out how the best team in the southern hemisphere would target the Pro14 champions.
The 35-year-old took over from Rory Best for the Six Nations earlier this year.
The Munster playmaker is the ideal man to act as a second playmaker in the backline.
Brock James performance was plagued by inconsistency, but the ‘choke’ label doesn’t sit well..
Johnny Sexton discussed his Ireland captaincy, dealing with critisicm, and how he is staying fit during the lockdown.
The pressure is building on Johnny Sexton but he insists he can block out the background noise.
Johnny Sexton feels Ireland could have dealt with England’s linespeed better.
Andy Farrell’s squad will train next week even without a game to play.
The Leinster head coach sees no reason to lose faith in Ireland’s 34-year-old out-half.
Ireland lock James Ryan says the forwards need to make life easier for Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton.
The English intelligently picked apart Ireland’s defence with some clever touches.
That’s three defeats on the spin now for Ireland against England. Dropping a third of the side is no longer an area for debate but a necessity.
The 34-year-old missed his two kicks at goal and made an error for England’s opening try.
The England boss said his side’s win over Ireland could have been declared at half-time.
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