Tyrone star reveals Johnny Sexton advice which helped him slot winner vs Mayo
Fascinating! With 90 seconds remaining in Tyrone’s All-Ireland clash with Mayo this afternoon, keeper Niall Morgan stepped up bravely for the Red Hands to slot a tough two-point free, which overturned their one-point deficit. It was the last score in a game that finished 0-22 to 1-18 to Tyrone, and sent them through to All-Ireland […]
2 days ago
Fans call out IRFU hypocrisy & Sexton favouritism after Aki ban
Some fans aren’t happy. Following Bundee Aki’s recent citing – for which he has now been banned for four games – after ‘abusing’ match officials following Connacht’s loss to Leinster on Saturday, the IRFU released a strong statement and dropped the centre from the squad ahead of the Six Nations. They said: “The IRFU does […]
4 months ago
Farrell reveals ‘pain in the ass’ Paddy McCarthy had bust-up with Johnny Sexton
‘He spoiled our session on many occasions’ Andy Farrell has revealed he first took notice of Paddy McCarthy because of a full-blown row he had with Johnny Sexton as an Under-20. The uncapped McCarthy is on the bench for Ireland’s clash with New Zealand in Chicago on Saturday evening. In his pre-match press conference, Farrell […]
8 months ago
Sexton criticises rival fans for social media behaviour around Crowley and Prendergast
He’s absolutely right. Despite Ireland having two classy, young 10s at their disposal, all is not rosey. We saw, particularly during the Six Nations, just how toxic social media can get when fans are not pleased with selections. This came to the fore when Leinster’s Sam Prendergast was picked ahead of Munster’s Jack Crowley, with […]
1 year ago
Johnny Sexton gives cheeky response to Rieko Ioane’s Leinster move
Safe to say there may be no love lost between the pair… All-Blacks star Rieko Ioane will join URC champions Leinster after the November internationals this year. Ioane will make the move on a similar deal to his international teammate, Jordie Barrett, who is leaving Leinster now that the URC campaign is over. This shock […]
1 year ago
Johnny Sexton has no interest in copying the Ronan O’Gara coaching route
He would do this differently to O’Gara. The British and Irish Lions will face Argentina at the Aviva stadium on Friday. Following this game the squad will head off to Australia. Ahead of the tour, Lions head coach, Andy Farrell, added former Ireland out-half, Johnny Sexton, to his coaching staff. This is not the first […]
1 year ago