Bullish Sexton blocks out the noise

Ireland captain Jonathan Sexton admitted that it wasn’t easy trying to lead the collective while making individual mistakes, but he insists the job is ‘not too much’. Picture: Dan Sheridan

Jonathan Sexton has enjoyed a storied career, but he has been no stranger to criticism over the course of more than a decade spent in the public eye. His display at Twickenham against England last Sunday was up there with the very worst he has given in a green jersey, and it reignited the discussion over his captaincy of the team, with Ronan O’Gara among those to claim that the armband should be worn by someone else.