Ireland winning Six Nations is a job only half done, says Jonathan Sexton after third title in five years
Grand slam beckons next weekend at Twickenham, and Sexton believes the tournament won’t be complete for the Irish unless they pull it off
To Jonathan Sexton, the job isn’t over.
“It’s very muted upstairs, it’s a very strange feeling to win the championship with a game to go and so much still to play for,” Sexton said.
Only Rory Best and Rob Kearney remain from the last Ireland squad to win the grand slam, in 2009. Best was the backup hooker to Jerry Flannery, while Kearney was the starting fullback in all five matches.
But on the periphery was Sexton. The fly-half made his Irish debut eight months later but was part of that Six Nations squad to learn the ropes and be a practice opponent.
He’s determined he doesn’t squander this rare shot at a grand slam.