Sarah Sexton puts on brave face for Milford’s biggest day

Sarah Sexton is smiling but the moistening of the eyes reveals the hurt. A tough, uncompromising defender, an inspirational leader, her ethos is centred on the primacy of the unit, the team.

Now is no different and her personal torment is of least import as Milford close in on another AIB All-Ireland senior club camogie final. So she tries to hide it.

But, you can’t tell me Paul O’Connell didn’t shed a tear in private at the prospect of missing the World Cup, quarter-final of not being able to lead his team out against Argentina. When he was on his own, this giant must have felt robbed and cheated.