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Let’s get the disclosure in early: making broad pronouncements following a relatively one-sided run against a side who have lost 30 games in a row does not provide one with the sturdiest of platforms, but there was something about this Ireland side.
Not only on the park against Italy but also in the comments from people around the team, that tell you changes are in the wind.
Firstly, this got my attention.
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Jonathan Sexton. No name has been more synonymous with Irish rugby over the last ten years.
There have been incredible milestones. Sexton has played over 100 Test matches, 95 times for Ireland and six times for the British and Irish Lions.
There have been the highs: a win over the All Blacks in Chicago in 2016 and a grand slam with Ireland in 2018. Share
Sexton was named World Rugby player of the year in 2018 as well, just the second Irishman to be accorded that honour.
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Jonathan Sexton. No name has been more synonymous with Irish rugby over the last ten years.
There have been incredible milestones. Sexton has played over 100 Test matches, 95 times for Ireland and six times for the British and Irish Lions.
There have been the highs: a win over the All Blacks in Chicago in 2016 and a grand slam with Ireland in 2018. Share
Sexton was named World Rugby player of the year in 2018 as well, just the second Irishman to be accorded that honour.