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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Michael Scully

Johnny Sexton insists nothing has changed in no 10 selection stakes after praising Joey Carbery

Johnny Sexton has praised Joey Carbery's Ireland display in Paris but insists "nothing has changed" in the battle for Ireland's no 10 shirt.

It's business as usual this week as skipper Sexton returns to the starting out-half slot having recovered from the hamstring injury that he suffered four days out from the loss to France in the last round of the Six Nations.

"I trained fully at the back end of last week and then did a day with the physios the day we played the under-20s, and then trained fully again today and yesterday, so good to go thankfully," said the 36-year-old.

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