'Doing it for Johnny' adds to Ireland's Rugby World Cup motivation

The 38-year-old fly-half used his personal situation to help fire up his team ahead of last weekend's pivotal Pool B win over Scotland in Paris.

13 October 2023; Caelan Doris during an Ireland Rugby media conference at the Stade de France in Paris, France. Photo by Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Caelan Doris says attempting to send Johnny Sexton into retirement as a world champion is adding to Ireland's motivation ahead of a mouthwatering quarter-final against New Zealand.

Influential captain Sexton is due to call time on his distinguished career following the Rugby World Cup in France, meaning any match now could be his last.