Johnny Sexton | One of Rugby's Greatest (15 Minute Career Tribute)

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[@joekelly9988]

His son’s comment”you’re still the best, dad” will be what Sexton is remembered for. A great competitor, he has brought Ireland’s rugby standards up to the stratosphere. Rugby is growing fast in Ireland, and future is bright.

[@user-nn2xj9mh4w]

Gonna be honest . I seriously think ireland need more Irish players . Or at least a connection . I loved Sexton and Biggar saying that because they hated losing. . Not lover of O.Gara being honest but Sexton was reliable as F**k . Not having a dig about SH players in team, BUT as with British lions, who now have too many non UK , Ire qualified , never even stepping foot in country until first cap . Its getting out of band , especially where players revert back to own country. Ben Te'o always springs to mind here.. Samoan , played rugby league for NZ. Ireland offered him chance to get Irish caps in union. Poses in Irish shirt. Then plays for England. .then lions.. Surely the lions have to draw a line about how many SH players can tour..not going to be recognisable as British lions b4 long and who can really get behind a team where 6 or more are Maoris or Afrikaan etc..woulxnt mind if African named o hara etc . Not picking on Ireland. Every nation

[@nialldaly9176]

Thanks for this Andrew, the greatest Irish player of all time bar none - and I say that with the greatest of respect to O’Driscoll. Any doubters, I welcome you to refute this evidence: - 1 World Rugby Player of the Year (2018) and another 2 nominations (2014 and 2022) - A previously unheard of 83% winning record as Ireland captain (25 wins from 30 tests, the next highest in professional era is O’Connell with 64%) - 4 Six Nations titles (2 GS including one as captain) - Series wins in NZ (2022), Aus (2018), and Argentina (2014) - Ireland’s highest ever points scorer (with fewer caps than O’Gara) - 6 tests for the B&I Lions (including 5 test starts, compared to 0 test starts for O’Gara) - 4 Heineken Cups - 6 URCs (or previous incarnation) - 1 European Challange Cup (2013) - Could tackle (unlike O’Gara)

[@criticaltheoryofsociety7476]

Can't understand the mentality that thinks praising Sexton necessarily involves putting down O'Gara at the same time.

[@ShiNooBi1986]

Sexton had a better Team around him than O'driscoll. Those accolades are brilliant but for me it's BOD by some distance too. My reason is BOD is arguably the greatest centre the game has ever seen. Where as I wouldn't put Sexton anywhere near top 5 and not even top ten. Ireland's greatest 10 though

[@WhatTheFunK.]

To think this man’s been playing so long, he started his professional career the same year KZbin was launched. Much respect from 🇿🇦

[@ruaidhrineville2100]

Find you a woman who loves you like Sexton loves a wrap around

[@darraghtormey1500]

😂😂😂

[@motomoto8383]

Greatest 10 from Ireland, one of the greatest 10s full stop

[@jonnybaynham1689]

Ireland had a wonderful run of fly halves - David Humphries, Ronan O'Gara... But Sexton was something else. World player of the year for a reason. His goalkicking was brilliant, strangely effective running style, strong leadership, great passing. Everything Ireland needed in their fly half. As an Englishman i loved being able to watch him for the Lions in 13 and 17. Very sad to see him retire.

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

What a legend, he'll be sorely missed in blue and in green. Such a shame we couldn't send him off properly but what a spectacular career

[@eiikeda2461]

I am Japanese, but I love him, he makes me love to watch rugby

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

To see O'Gara leave and Saxton fill his boots, as one man exits another man is coming along behind him. Now only to see Saxton leave is crazy but who's going to replace him.

[@nialldaly9176]

Sexton took the jersey from O’Gara before O’Gara’s retirement - the same cannot be said of anyone taking the jersey from Sexton!

[@danielokeeffe6358]

Can we not turn this into a provincial pissing match. Sexton was a better player than ROG, but I won’t ever forget what both of them did for us. Some of the happiest days of my life were down to their ability to bring us to victory. Legends, both. And I hope we get a video like this for Earlsies.

[@darren806]

My money is on Jack Crowley to be their successor, fingers crossed

[@Albusdumbledore840]

Prendergast

[@monkeyoftheshower3931]

@@Albusdumbledore840^^^

[@villamad8040]

Always thought of him as a game manager and a great tatical 10 watching this i never realised how much a running threat he was as well

[@wetpringles]

we will never be able to replace Sexton.

[@pegse536]

just sayin’ we said that about ronan o gara

[@davidnuzum2062]

@@pegse536 Did we though, at the end of ROG's career Sexton had pushed him out of the Irish 10 jersey, we had our new 10, right now its all up in the air, February is going to be interesting come 6 Nations time , can't wait for the new cycle.

[@pegse536]

@@davidnuzum2062 well ROG was old by then, if we had a 10 of sextons quality now he likely would have been starting in the wc

[@WhatTheFunK.]

You can’t replace him but Irish rugby sure is in a position o create some amazing players. Atleast sexton got to experience Ireland become world #1

[@ShiNooBi1986]

I think youll better him

[@darraghtormey1500]

Wonderful tribute to one of rugby's greatest 10's. The fact that he draws so much bile from so many is testament in itself to his brilliance. Thank you, Johnny, and thank you, Andrew.

[@daraotl5187]

Some player, and some man...: I was recently speaking to a guy who coached Special Needs rugby up in Dublin, Johhny's local area, he told me that Johhny and Luke Fitzgerald were the two players who showed up to virtually every one of their games in support. World cup would have been the icing on the cake but they went out fighting to an unbelievable team. Maybe not as talented as BOD or ROG but his longevity was unreal.

[@danielokeeffe6358]

The Johnny Sexton loop retires undefeated.

[@stiofandundealgan1280]

Johnny, an Irish Rugby Icon like ROG and BOD ! Big respect from a French Fan of the Green Army !

[@rosstitley1462]

What a great player! Ireland won't be the same without him, would make a great coach!

[@harrisoncottle108]

One word: Irreplaceable

[@donovandraper4773]

Thank you for this, needed some healing after last Saturday

[@kingsour8182]

Thank you so much, Johnny and I hope one-time we can, and the curse one time, I was being a pleasure with you❤❤❤❤

[@nessasmyth8002]

Johnny a legend

[@max05_13]

What a video, such an amazing player but i have to say how did you find the Leinster Schools Cup 2002 Final???

[@TJ20015]

Thank you so much Johnny we love you❤️🇮🇪

[@lucabayne2874]

It’s so good to hear Eddie butler’s commentary on these videos

[@robertpirsig5011]

Great clip l, but one of the best things I ever saw Sexton do was a reverse pass to CJ stander vs Wales. It was class

[@saluterm]

Thanks for this video. Special days.

[@Natedawg38]

Js was mega. A true star. Now? V interested to see what he'll do next.

[@brabaz3702]

What a legend, hopefully Crowley and prendagast become like ROG and Sexton so our future is safe 🙏🏼thank you Johnny

[@Jack-cx8tj]

I have a lot of hope for Crowley, the lad is playing fantastic

[@brabaz3702]

@@Jack-cx8tj I think he’s great, and he’s from the same twin as me so even better

[@DC77769]

Legend

[@BigDave7258]

Probably 3rd or 4th greatest 10’s to ever play the game.

[@nessasmyth8002]

Johnny what a legend

[@DS-ty2nb]

Legendary player will be missed 😢😢

[@Seanc74]

Best wishes Johnny..

[@ruairiodonohoe2533]

THE Old King is dead, Long Live King Crowley

[@jackm2939]

Best Irish Player of All Time.

[@headphoneman10]

Odriscoll and Keith wood play tennis

[@Nutter2396]

Only managed to fill a quarter of his full potential

[@frog4348]

I will never forget you, Jimtin Sextant

[@evcoo5135]

💙

[@user-jv6xs6eg3s]

im happy this grub got humbled

[@vincentdegennaro3375]

I’ve always found him hard to love…but now he’s retired I haven’t changed my mind.

[@samuelmusgrove7903]

I’m not an Irish fan but he was the GOAT of the no 10

[@michaellaidler7143]

No he wasn't. Dan Carter or maybe Johnny Wilkinson. I'd even take Larkham over him.

[@Stephendenham]

Surely nobody else in the last World Cup played with Chris Whitaker?!

[@user-fu4dg9bt1v]

Diddy!!!!!

[@andrewkelly7799]

will we ever see his likes again

[@hc8299]

The nonsense some people spouted that sexton didn’t have a running game.

[@Davidvx1468]

Dude does the same loop around and dummy pass every time and still goes through 😅

[@foxtrot762]

Allez Jonny Sextoy

[@snowmotion9921]

What's more embarassing for a professionnal rugby player than being outpaced or hit hard by Johnny Sexton 😄. Absolute legend though he hurt a lot of teams during his incredible career, think his association with Murray during the 2017 Lions tour was peak.

[@DM-rp9ik]

No Ireland during the summer of 2022 in New Zealand was his peak

[@rynoduvenage8905]

Don't want to be a hater but honestly what did Sexton do better than any other tier 1 nation's flyhalves?

[@mr.e6748]

Eben "Elizabethi" Etzebeth tribute next please. He is the GOAT of SA rugby by now💪

[@AndrewDavidForde]

Won't be doing one too soon, what if he scores a hat-trick in the World Cup final? I wouldn't want to miss that would I!

[@mr.e6748]

@@AndrewDavidForde That is a very valid point 😂

[@FrankMcMahon1964]

O'Gara, followed by Sexton, do we have another world class number 10 to replace these guys.....special players but new talent will emerge I'm sure

[@michaeldekock7334]

Nah not really 😂

[@eamanlochain1484]

Stilll think bod is better

[@xrismarais3468]

Johnny should stop chasing records. Enjoy the game and records will come by it's self.. Leave your handbag and highheels at home.

[@hc8299]

Lad you know he’s retired?

[@johnhowden3547]

Arrogant and over rated. Flash in the pan and will be forgotten

[@massivearsehole]

did the wife divorce you mate? must be the 3rd at this point

[@stephenonolan4298]

Laughable take. Not everyones cup of tea but certainly wasn't a flash in the pan - had a longer career than most and was frequently the most influential player on the pitch

[@Albusdumbledore840]

Do you know what a flash in the pan means?

[@Irish780]

Nobody came close I all allblacks with start with Dan Carter blah blah blah nowhere here johhmys intelligents of the game also a lions man

[@Keque]

Ireland's best. There are way better players than Sexton

[@itistrue101]

good player... probably well outside the 5 fly halves of all time, in fact outside the top 10. Shame he had to finish his career looking the Walking Dead.

[@nialldaly9176]

By what metric? By any objective ones he’s right up there in the top 5 fly halves of all time. He’s 4th highest scoring player at test level in history, and a 3 time nominee (one time winner) for world player of year. A 4 time Heineken Cup winner, 4 time Six Nations winner, I could go on…

[@itistrue101]

@@nialldaly9176Carter, Wilkinson, Botha, B John, Lynaugh, Fox, Larkham, Davies, all well ahead of him. Maybe you're right he does squeeze into the top 10. Being a good player in a team that for many years had little competition for positions means you're going run up some scoring stats. being a long term player in a team that has huge internal competition is something different. Sexton great by Irish standards even great by Celtic standards - but thats as far as I'll go. I always saw him as a poor mans Larkham.

[@itistrue101]

@@nialldaly9176 4 6N in 16 years? not exceptional is it? Mounga already won twice the Rugby Championships than that and twice the SR titles but I don't even put Mounga in my top 10.

[@tinymahuta]

@@nialldaly9176 Maybe by metrics of World Cup success hahaha

[@twosnakse]

@@nialldaly9176clearly missing a certain World metric here mate… Ireland 0/8 in quarterfinals. ZERO OF EIGHT for only quarterfinals 😂

[@CwRedcloud]

Overrated beyond belief ..

[@finbarTTV]

He's just a wish O'Gara. The only thing he was great at was whining to the ref.

[@edconway8599]

He eclipsed O’gara a while ago

[@rhysjones9870]

Far better all round 10 than O'gara, O'gara might edge him kicking but thats about it

[@nialldaly9176]

The same O’Gara who bottled the Heineken Cup final in 2000 and had a shocked at the 2007 RWC? Sexton beats him on literally every metric apart from number of drop goals in test rugby. Sexton scored more points despite having fewer caps. O’Gara is a wish Sexton if anything

[@jonnybaynham1689]

I'll bite. The same ROG that lost the Lions series in 2009, and led some wonderfully terrible performances in the 07 world cup? ROG played for an Ireland that were good but never great. Sexton was a key cog in an Ireland team that frequently touched greatness and actually beat southern hemisphere teams

[@darraghtormey1500]

OGara may have had a slightly more lethal boot, other than that he wasn't even at the races with Johnny.