Johnny Sexton is an Irish former rugby union player and coach who played as a fly-half and captained Ireland from 2019 until 2023. He played club rugby for Leinster and for the French side Racing 92, and represented the British and Irish Lions on their 2013 and 2017 tours. He scored more than 1,100 points in his international career, is Ireland's all-time record points scorer, and was named World Rugby Player of the Year in 2018, only the second Irish player to win the award. He has been described by players and coaches as the best fly-half in the world during his career and as Ireland's best ever player.
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is an Irish former rugby union player and coach
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born 11 July 1985
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he is a nephew of former Garryowen, Munster and Ireland rugby player William Sexton
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is an Irish former rugby union player and coach
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Sexton started Ireland's first two pool matches in the 2011 Rugby World Cup and came off the bench in their last two pool matches.
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