Lessons learned in Paris have prepared Ireland for their moment, insists Sexton 

With the captain an injured bystander, 30-24 defeat to the eventual Grand Slam champions provided a salutary lesson that he hopes will stand to them at Sky Stadium

READY TO GO: Jonathan Sexton during Ireland rugby squad training at Jerry Collins Stadium in Porirua, New Zealand. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Stade de France, February 13, 2022. 

Johnny Sexton had been there plenty of times before and celebrated one of his finest moments in an Ireland jersey, 2018’s Le Drop, on that turf in Saint Denis.