Johnny Sexton tells how using Ronan O'Gara's face as a mental target improved his place-kicking
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"The real flare-up started when I went to clear out Lifeimi Mafi after he'd tip-tackled Chris Whitaker. I caught him above the eye with a stud by accident and he retaliated. A few fists were thrown... With Paulie there for protection, O'Gara was also in my face: 'What the f**k are you doing?' I responded by shaping to punch him, just drawing my fist back. When he winced, I called him a coward. That really set him off."
"Having kicked two from four, Sexton was about to be withdrawn but was forced to take a fifth kick before he was taken off. It was an important kick for me. A turning point. And that's because of a conversation I had with Dave Alred soon afterwards, Sexton explains."
Read at Irish Independent
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