Oh and whilst I'm thinking about Brown, was there ever a bigger prima donna than Sexton?
I think he has some ability but is he streets ahead of Farrell or Russell or Biggar or even Ford? I don't see it personally. He's solid kicking the corners and when aiming at goal and he makes his tackles but then we all have to know he's made his tackle or been tackled because there's a time out whilst super Johnny grimaces and limps and is assessed then carries on because in spite of everything Johnny's one tough dude.
Honestly I should imagine it pisses of the Irish team so **** knows what it would do to the morale of the players from the other nations having to tolerate the Cool Johnny show.
Funnily enough other 10's get targeted - little George Ford for one but somehow they manage to soldier on without an on pitch medi vac drama every 10 minutes.
Also whilst I think his actual rugby is solid it's some way short of spectacular - as I said above when talking about Hogg, we need a bit more than Johnny's favourite loop around move if we're going to push the AB's. I'm not a huge fan of Ford (because he struggles unless his team have significant ascendancy up front it seems to me),but at least he takes the ball to the line, same with Russell whilst Farrell and Biggar are just damn solid.
Sorry Irish Nev, I'm sure Sexton is a hero in your neck of the woods but to the rest of us he's one hefty ****.
I think he has some ability but is he streets ahead of Farrell or Russell or Biggar or even Ford? I don't see it personally. He's solid kicking the corners and when aiming at goal and he makes his tackles but then we all have to know he's made his tackle or been tackled because there's a time out whilst super Johnny grimaces and limps and is assessed then carries on because in spite of everything Johnny's one tough dude.
Honestly I should imagine it pisses of the Irish team so **** knows what it would do to the morale of the players from the other nations having to tolerate the Cool Johnny show.
Funnily enough other 10's get targeted - little George Ford for one but somehow they manage to soldier on without an on pitch medi vac drama every 10 minutes.
Also whilst I think his actual rugby is solid it's some way short of spectacular - as I said above when talking about Hogg, we need a bit more than Johnny's favourite loop around move if we're going to push the AB's. I'm not a huge fan of Ford (because he struggles unless his team have significant ascendancy up front it seems to me),but at least he takes the ball to the line, same with Russell whilst Farrell and Biggar are just damn solid.
Sorry Irish Nev, I'm sure Sexton is a hero in your neck of the woods but to the rest of us he's one hefty ****.
I'm Munster through and through so ROG and POC are the heroes around here. Sexton can be a dick, no doubt but he is the best 10 available so for me he starts - added to that Murray is arguably the best 9 in the world so as you said combinations matter so the axis of 9 and 10 is v important.
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