Following Ireland’s success against England securing the Grand Slam for the XV of Clover, Jonathan Sexton said he was blown away by the performance of his team but assures that there is still better to do in order to world Cup.
Jonathan Sexton struggled to direct. With the success obtained against England this Saturday at Aviva Stadium, Ireland won the Grand Slam for the fourth time in its history. A success that seemed almost unreal for Jonathan Sexton, who overtook Ronan O’Gara as the best scorer in the history of the 6 Nations Tournament. ” To be honest, I can’t seem to realizesaid the Irish flyhalf in remarks collected by the BBC. It’s like living a dream. In fact, I’m afraid of waking up with a start in the morning. »
Although he admits that Ireland did not achieve a first-class performance, the former Racing 92 striker wanted to salute the contribution of the staff led by Andy Farrell, not without admitting that the match against the XV of the Rose didn’t go as planned. ” We didn’t offer our best rugby but what a team we have. What a team and what a group of coaches, they prepared us so well, he added. During this game, we didn’t do anything they asked of us. We did the exact opposite. »
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Sexton: “A dream come true”
Jonathan Sexton does not hide it, Ireland “made the match difficult” against an XV de la Rose who “remains a very high level team” in his eyes. For the XV du Clover scorer, this Grand Slam is “what makes us dream when we are children” but also “like a dream that comes true”. A success that was set up as a goal within the Irish group ahead of the competition. ” At the beginning of the year, we set ourselves the goal of winning the Grand Slam, said Jonathan Sexton. Last year, we won the Triple Crown, we wanted to build on this base to achieve what we did today (Saturday). »
If he has probably left the Tournament behind him, the Irish striker assures that he “doesn’t feel like it’s the end of anything” as the World Cup draws near. ” There is still so much to do with this team, he added. We must certainly improve the performance proposed today (Saturday), we will come back and we will need everyone’s support in a few months. “With South Africa and Scotland on its way from the group stage in September and October next, the XV of Clover will have to be ready to start.
