'It starts at zero come Saturday': Recent struggles against England mean nothing to Johnny Sexton

Finishing on a winning note will dramatically change the complexion of Ireland’s championship campaign but Sexton added it would also bring a bittersweet taste.

Johnny Sexton: 'If we do finish on a high we will look back and think this is one that got away'. Picture: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Never mind the scars of recent defeats to England, Johnny Sexton says Ireland’s focus for this weekend’s Guinness Six Nations finale has to be on the men in green playing to their full potential.

Four defeats from four in the last two years tell a story of total English dominance in this fixture, whether it be in a Six Nations beating, a World Cup warm-up hammering, or last November’s Autumn Nations Cup loss.