Johnny Sexton: Kapten Irlandia bersiap untuk tim terbaik Skotlandia era Enam Negara | Berita Persatuan Rugby

Johnny Sexton akan kembali ke starting line-up Irlandia pada hari Minggu

Kapten Irlandia Johnny Sexton merasa dia sedang mempersiapkan diri untuk menghadapi tim terbaik Skotlandia di era Enam Negara setelah menyatakan dirinya fit untuk pertandingan Murrayfield hari Minggu.

Irlandia bertandang ke Edinburgh dengan aspirasi Grand Slam masih utuh berkat kemenangan poin bonus atas Wales, Prancis, dan Italia.

Negara peringkat teratas dunia telah mendominasi pertandingan melawan Skotlandia selama dekade terakhir, memenangkan 11 dari 12 pertemuan terakhir, tetapi tim Gregor Townsend telah menjadi proposisi yang jauh lebih sulit di turnamen tahun ini – mengalahkan Inggris dan Wales sebelum kalah di Prancis – dan sedang penawaran untuk Triple Crown pertama sejak tahun 1990 Lima Bangsa untuk mempertahankan diri dalam perebutan gelar.

Fly-half Sexton, yang absen dalam kemenangan ronde ketiga di Roma karena masalah selangkangan yang dideritanya saat melawan Prancis, yakin Irlandia “diistimewakan” untuk berlomba-lomba menyapu bersih dan bersiap untuk ujian terbesar kejuaraan sejauh ini.

“Kami tidak menganggap diri kami favorit, kami bahkan tidak membicarakannya,” katanya. “Kami pikir ini akan menjadi pertandingan yang sangat sulit.

“Mereka mungkin tim Skotlandia terbaik – mungkin tidak selamanya karena ada tim Skotlandia yang telah memenangkan kejuaraan dan lainnya – tapi jelas tim Skotlandia terbaik yang pernah kami lawan.

“Mungkin sejak Six Nations dimulai, itu adalah tim Skotlandia terbaik. Ini akan menjadi pertandingan yang sangat sulit dan mungkin akan menjadi kejuaraan terberat kami sejauh ini.”

Irlandia mengklaim kemenangan poin bonus di Roma dengan absennya Sexton

Irlandia menyisihkan absennya sejumlah pemain bintang di Stadio Olimpico, termasuk kapten mereka yang berpengaruh, untuk tetap menjadi penentu kecepatan kompetisi.

Sexton, yang menegaskan dia “baik untuk pergi” akhir pekan ini, sebelumnya memenangkan Grand Slam pada 2018 – kemenangan Enam Negara ketiga dalam karirnya yang terkenal.

Pemain berusia 37 tahun itu percaya harapan Skotlandia untuk mengakhiri kekeringan Triple Crown selama 33 tahun menambah keunggulan ekstra untuk perjalanan tandang yang sulit.

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“Setiap tim datang ke kompetisi ini ingin memenangkan Grand Slam, ingin memenangkan kejuaraan dan itulah mengapa sangat penting untuk memulai dengan awal yang baik karena itu membuat semuanya tetap hidup,” katanya.

“Kami masih memiliki mereka dalam genggaman kami, jadi kami jelas membicarakannya dan memastikan bahwa kami menghadapi tekanan yang menyertainya, tetapi itu adalah posisi istimewa untuk melakukannya.”

Berbicara tentang aspirasi Triple Crown Skotlandia, dia melanjutkan: “Itu adalah sesuatu yang harus kita akui karena itu akan membuat suasana yang sangat istimewa di sana saya yakin – itu selalu merupakan suasana yang sangat istimewa bahkan jika ada tidak ada apa-apa di telepon.

“Tapi ini pertandingan besar sekarang dengan mereka mengincar Triple Crown dan masih di kejuaraan dan kami jelas di kejuaraan dan jelas ingin mencoba dan memenangkan Triple Crown sendiri.

“Ini adalah permainan besar, jadi senang menjadi bagian darinya.”

Sexton telah mencetak 550 poin di Enam Negara

Sexton juga bisa mencapai tonggak sejarah pribadi pada hari Minggu karena dia semakin dekat untuk menjadi pencetak poin terbanyak sepanjang masa Enam Negara.

Pria Leinster, yang hanya terpaut tujuh poin kejuaraan dari rekor total mantan rekan setim internasional Ronan O’Gara sebanyak 557, menegaskan kejayaan kolektif berada di puncak pencapaian individu.

“Itu adalah sesuatu yang dikatakan orang kepada Anda atau Anda melihatnya di media sosial,” katanya. “Irish Rugby menandai saya dalam sesuatu hari ini, yang saya tidak terlalu senang!

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“Itu ada di sana tetapi saya tidak berpikir itu akan menambah tekanan kepada saya atau semacamnya. Itu bukanlah sesuatu yang pernah saya rencanakan.

“Saya lebih suka tidak mencetak poin lagi dan memenangkan kejuaraan, memenangkan Grand Slam daripada mendapatkan rekor poin. Itu tidak terlalu mengganggu saya. Jika itu datang, fantastis, tetapi itu bukan sesuatu yang membuat saya tidak bisa tidur.”

“Jika keputusan yang tepat adalah pergi ke tikungan dan mengoper poin, saya akan melakukannya.

“Tetapi jika Anda melakukannya, itu adalah hal yang luar biasa untuk dilakukan. Ronan jelas memiliki karir yang luar biasa dan bahkan berada dalam percakapan yang sama sudah cukup bagi saya.”

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