Sexton not targeted on breaking Ireland factors file in Tonga take a look at
The 38-year-old wants simply 10 factors to maneuver previous Ronan O’Gara’s Test haul of 1,083 for Ireland.
The Lions stalwart insisted nonetheless that he may have no ideas of that file when main Andy Farrell’s backline towards a bodily, proficient Tonga group in Nantes.
“It’s not something that comes into my head too often,” mentioned Sexton. “It will be a very special moment individually, but no one else will really care.
Special moment: Johnny Sexton needs 10 more points to become Ireland’s record scorer
/ PA“I won’t be making decisions based off the back of it. I want to win the game. I want to progress further in the competition. That’s the only thing that’s going through my head at the moment.”
South Africa will tackle Romania in Bordeaux on Sunday, with four scrum-halves in their matchday 23.
Cobus Reinach will begin in his pure No9 function, with Grant Williams on the wing – and fellow scrum-halves Jaden Hendrikse and Faf de Klerk on the bench.
“From the start people were wondering why we were taking four scrum-halves but if you look at the versatility within that, that’s what we saw,” mentioned Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber.
“Grant Williams played his school career on the wing, while a guy like Cobus can help us out on the wing as well.”