Ronan O'Gara: There's too much in Johnny's immediate future to pause and enjoy points record

We haven’t been in touch much because it's professional sport and we are rivals. We’ve crossed swords in each of the last three campaigns, and we both want to win

WINNER: Ireland's Jonathan Sexton savours his record-breaking try in Nantes on Saturday. 

IT was a slightly out-of-body experience watching French television coverage of Ireland’s World Cup pool game on Saturday against Tonga and listening to the abstract debate about Johnny Sexton, Ronan O’Gara and Ireland's test point records.

This was something in the offing from the moment Johnny decided he was continuing in green up to and including this World Cup and the truth is that he would have surpassed the existing bar before now but for injury and suspension.