Johnny Sexton: Fine margins all favoured England

Fine margins. Two words that have been almost worn out during this year’s Six Nations, most often employed when discussing Ireland’s defeats to Wales and Scotland.

But when Johnny Sexton mentioned them yesterday in the Ireland team hotel, they were used in relation to England.

Yes, Eddie Jones’ men are on a run of 18 straight wins, compared to Ireland who appear unable to get beyond two straight victories, but Sexton believes it could so easily be England who were coming to Dublin with two wins and two defeats in this year’s championship.