Sexton sets new mark as Irish thrash Romania
View(s):BORDEAUX, Sept 9, 2023 (AFP): Irish captain Johnny Sexton scored 24 points to make a spectacular return after a near six month absence becoming Ireland’s record World Cup points scorer in a sparkling 82-8 victory.
Sexton scored two of Ireland’s 12 tries as the world’s top ranked team recovered from the shock of an early Romanian try — gifted to them by him — in a match played in sweltering conditions of around 34 degrees celsius (93 degrees fahrenheit).
Sexton’s tally took him to 102 points and surpassed his predecessor as fly-half Ronan O’Gara as Ireland’s record World Cup scorer.