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Two perfect kicks from Johnny Sexton destroyed England’s rugby’s dream

24 March 2018

9:00 AM

24 March 2018

9:00 AM

Which would you least like to see coming towards you? An Uber driverless car, Ant McPartlin in his black Mini after a long lunch, or a Johnny Sexton up and under? Sexton is a rugby genius: two of his kicks won Ireland the VI Nations Grand Slam at the weekend (as predicted by this column, we should modestly note).

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