Sexton aware of room for improvement in his captaincy style
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton believes Wales counterpart Alun Wyn Jones “is a great example” of a player who is able to put pressure on referees.
The experienced duo are set to go head to head when their teams meet for a compelling Guinness Six Nations clash in Dublin.
Fly-half Sexton replaced retired hooker Rory Best as skipper ahead of the tournament and was frustrated his team were on the receiving end of some puzzling penalty calls from French referee Mathieu Raynal during the opening-weekend win over Scotland.
<figcaption class='imgFCap'>Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones is preparing to win his 136th international cap (Steven Paston/PA)</figcaption>
Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones is preparing to win his 136th international cap (Steven Paston/PA)
The 34-year-old is keen to avoid a repeat and pointed to Welsh lock Wyn Jones as a prime example of someone who has the personality to pressurise match officials into reviewing decisions.
“There were a few things I would like to do different in and around some of the decisions that went against us, that I could have done a little bit better,” said Sexton.
“How I can get him (the referee) to maybe look at it is an area that I maybe need to improve but we had a good relationship throughout.
“He listened to me, I listened to him, and we worked together. But, yeah, there were a few (questionable) decisions there – I think Scotland said the same thing.
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The experienced duo are set to go head to head when their teams meet for a compelling Guinness Six Nations clash in Dublin.
Fly-half Sexton replaced retired hooker Rory Best as skipper ahead of the tournament and was frustrated his team were on the receiving end of some puzzling penalty calls from French referee Mathieu Raynal during the opening-weekend win over Scotland.
<figcaption class='imgFCap'>Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones is preparing to win his 136th international cap (Steven Paston/PA)</figcaption>
Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones is preparing to win his 136th international cap (Steven Paston/PA)
The 34-year-old is keen to avoid a repeat and pointed to Welsh lock Wyn Jones as a prime example of someone who has the personality to pressurise match officials into reviewing decisions.
“There were a few things I would like to do different in and around some of the decisions that went against us, that I could have done a little bit better,” said Sexton.
“How I can get him (the referee) to maybe look at it is an area that I maybe need to improve but we had a good relationship throughout.
“He listened to me, I listened to him, and we worked together. But, yeah, there were a few (questionable) decisions there – I think Scotland said the same thing.
https://www.zet-esports.org/
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