Leinster keeping faith in ace Sexton

MICHAEL CHEIKA has given the seal of approval to Jonathan Sexton’s Six Nations displays and believes he will be a key figure in Leinster’s Heineken Cup defence.

Critics of Sexton were summarily dismissed by Cheika who said yesterday: “I think he has been pretty good (in the series). I think there’s been a bit too much made of it all (Sexton’s performances). It’s a bit dramatic, all the reaction.

“The way he has played in the championship has been very good, he played some of the best attacking and defensive football I’ve ever seen from him.