Joe Marler says Johnny Sexton is one of rugby’s great warriors - but insists England are not running scared of Ireland.
Sexton heads to Twickenham this Saturday fresh from signing a contract extension to play on until next year’s World Cup when he will be in his 39th year.
That will make the Ireland captain, poised for his 104th cap, one of the oldest to play the sport internationally. “Absolutely ridiculous,” as Marler put it.