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Ireland sweat on Johnny Sexton fitness ahead of Scotland Rugby World Cup clash
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Ireland may face an anxious wait on Johnny Sexton’s fitness ahead of Saturday’s week’s Rugby World Cup Pool B encounter with Scotland. The captain and out-half, troubled by a groin problem all year, was limping when leaving the field near the end of Saturday’s groundbreaking 13-8 win over South Africa while, post-match, he appeared to have strapping on his left shoulder underneath his shirt.
“Pieter-Steph du Toit is one of the best back rowers in the world and he made his presence known, of course,” said Sexton afterwards. There were a few tackles where I’m just passing the ball, on the line, and he hits me — it’s probably fair.
“There’s a couple of them, it’s a very physical game. Very different to the first two games we had where the ball was in play a lot and I’d say our running metres were higher. But today, I’d say there were a lot more collisions, for and against, so it was a very tough game.”
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Meanwhile, Garry Ringrose is set to undergo a precautionary HIA after a first-half blow but is expected to be ready for the October 7 Scots tie.
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