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Sexton’s French lessons serving Ireland well

THE GRIN on his face after his last-gasp winning drop goal in 2018 and also the shake of the head when he was replaced in 2020 encapsulates the complex relationship Ireland flyhalf Johnny Sexton enjoys with France.

Sexton, 37, is the player that every opponent targets when they play Ireland but it is the French who like to get under

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