The former Racing opener, Jonathan Sexton, and true legend of Irish rugby, will not be in the game at the Stade de France. Injured, he was replaced in the heart of the game by Joey Carbery, 10 years his junior. The stakes are high for the Munster player who will experience his first tenure in the tournament. Regularly hampered by various physical glitches, the native of Dargaville in New Zealand is well and truly on his feet and the XV of France will have to be very wary of him.
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