The Ireland captain surpassed Ronan O’Gara's tally with the fourth of his side’s eight tries
Johnny Sexton shared a kiss with his wife Laura after making history for Ireland against Tonga on Saturday night.
The 38-year-old also kicked a penalty and four conversions en route to moving on to a career total of 1,090 Test points in the green jersey – seven clear of O’Gara’s tally of 1,083 and in 13 fewer appearances.
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