Carty leads pack chasing kicking king Sexton

Johnny Sexton may be Ireland’s best place kicker, but the statistics suggest Connacht out-half Jack Carty is leading the chasing pack when it comes to success from the tee.

Carty is the only recognised Irish kicker to have broken the 100-point mark at the midway point of the season (116 points), while his 80.4% success rate when kicking at goal means he currently trumps Joey Carbery (78%), Billy Burns (76.5%), John Cooney (73.9%), JJ Hanrahan (73.9%) and Ross Byrne (71.1%), all of whom trail the almost perfect Sexton, who has only missed two kicks all season for Leinster (94.3%) in all competitions.