Sexton in charge of Ireland’s destiny

By PAUL REES

Ireland............................... 82pts
Tries: Gibson-Park 5, Keenan 12, Beirne 17, 83; Aki 34, 75; Sexton 40, 62; Rob Herring 45, O’Mahony 50, 70; McCarthy 67
Conversions: Sexton 6, 13, 36, 40, 46, 51, 63; Crowley 68, 72, 76, 83

Romania .............................. 8pts
Tries: Rupanu 3
Penalties: Rupanu 21 
JOHNNY Sexton masterminded Ireland’s biggest World Cup victory in his first match for nearly six months and if in the coming weeks they will face harder questions than Romania came up with, they burned with resolve in searing heat.
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