Johnny Sexton says Ireland came ‘a bit unstuck’ in second half
“I thought our composure in the first half was great. I thought we were pretty clinical in taking our chances. Our defence at times was going after them but it wasn’t letting them play the game that they want to play, and they want to play pretty expansive to be fair to them. Offloading the ball and they looked dynamic and strong but our scramble defence was outstanding, especially in the first half on our own line, etc.
“I trained hard, made some mistakes in training but you want to train well and then hopefully you get a few less on Saturday. “Fair play to him, it’s tough to come here and ref in that crowd and then keep making the right decisions like he was. Fair play to him.”
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