Fire still burns as bright as ever for Johnny Sexton ahead of 100th cap

STILL HUNGRY: It’s been really, really good. We’re on the path, but we’re nowhere near where we want to be, says Johnny Sexton. Picture: Tommy Dickson

It will not be a revelation to those who have followed the storied Ireland career of Jonathan Sexton these past dozen years that the fly-half and national captain remains as driven to succeed as he ever was.

Yet there is no harm in the 36-year-old reminding all around him of that fact every once and a while, and no better occasion than an impending 100th Irish cap to underline the point that where and how Sexton leads, others should follow.