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 [...]

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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.

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