Johnny Sexton on Beauden Barrett: 'He's just a freak of a runner and he has a lot of skills with it'

Sexton has lauded Barrett's abilities and warned that Ireland need to contain the All Blacks veteran when the sides square off in Dublin this weekend

Beauden Barrett during the New Zealand All Blacks rugby squad training at UCD Bowl in Dublin. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Johnny Sexton believes Ireland must cancel out the threat posed by the freakish Beauden Barrett when the All Blacks pitch up at the Aviva Stadium this Saturday.

Both men have recently earned their 100th caps for their respective countries, the Kiwi’s coming in Cardiff two weeks ago when Wales were well beaten, and the Irish skipper’s following only four days ago when Japan were routed in Dublin.