Johnny Sexton booted the ball away like every young boy has done when the invisible referee refuses to punish a filthy hack in the backfield as the eternal game battles sunset. “It’s tough on Johnny because he is being played off the ball a few times in the first half,” said Leinster coach Leo Cullen. The 32-year-old’s shoulder cleared the next ruck before carrying like his younger brother – a fully fledged lock – into Saracens heavies. Leinster and Sexton ruthlessly exposed them immediately after half-time when Rob Kearney bulleted up the left wing. “There was definitely space on the short side so it was about us keeping going after those short sides.

Source: The Irish Times April 01, 2018 18:22 UTC