Episode 3072: Sexton’s Obsession, Deep Reds, RWC QFs, The ROG Relationship, Confrontation And Reconciliation
Johnny Sexton has won European Cups, Grand Slams, has the all time Irish and Six Nations points records and is a former world player of the year. It takes talent but also an obsessive drive to get this good, and his new autobiography, Obsessed, explains the mental and physical toll this took on him.
He joins us in studio to discuss his big breakthrough in 2009 at Croker, his pattern of bust-ups followed by regret, Lancaster’s personality test, about needing to change how he communicated with teammates and refs, how he feels about the RWC 2023 QF loss, and his relationship with ROG.
Plus there’s the contrasting management styles of Schmidt and Farrell, Snyman’s paws, Doris the Swiss Army Knife and over confident Scots.
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