Favourite: Irish fy-half Johnny Sexton leads the poll for Player of the Decade
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VOTING for World Rugby’s Player of the Decade closes today with Johnny Sexton leading the field into the home straight. Should Ireland’s lone runner end up being pipped at the post, his backers will be sorely tempted to demand a stewards’ inquiry.
Having played virtually throughout the decade in question, Sexton at least fits the bill which is more than can be said of the two former All Blacks breathing down his neck, Richie McCaw and Dan Carter. Neither meets the criteria give...