Andy Farrell: It's up to young guns to knock Johnny Sexton 'off his perch'

Sexton will make his 100th appearance for his country at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow when Japan provide the opposition, and he remains the go-to guy - even at age 36

Ireland's Johnny Sexton: Still has a firm grip on the number 10 jersey. Picture: David Davies

Andy Farrell has challenged Ireland’s chasing out-halves to "knock Johnny Sexton off his perch", and warned the younger guns that the country’s veteran skipper is not about to stand aside for the next generation.

Sexton will make his 100th appearance for his country at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow when Japan provide the opposition, and he remains the go-to guy by a street in terms of the No 10 jersey, even at the ripe old age of 36.