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Close bond behind green dream team

China Daily | Updated: 2018-11-27 08:06

Ireland's Sexton, Schmidt soar to top in tandem

LONDON - Some have cast the relationship between Ireland coach Joe Schmidt and Johnny Sexton as like father and son - and the latter has from the outset been in the precocious category.

Ireland's star flyhalf - who crowned an extraordinary season by being named World Rugby's player of the year on Sunday in Monaco - was instrumental in persuading Schmidt to leave French club Clermont where he was assistant coach in 2010 and take on the top role at Irish province Leinster.

Close bond behind green dream team

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