Johnny Sexton was fantastic on his return to rugby after a 12 week layoff from concussion. He displayed fantastic calm and poise in steering Ireland to victory with a man of the match performance.
Sexton threw himself into tackles and challenges, as Bastareaud ran down his channel over and over again. It was real heart in the mouth stuff when Bastareaud ran into Sexton head high and they clashed just after halftime. The collision left both sporting a large amount of blood, while the blood pressure of Irish fans raised as we awaited the prognosis on Sexton's head.
Sexton Head Clash
Thankfully nothing serious came of it, as he was able to return and didn't show any signs of the collision other than a rather large shiner.
Ireland just about managed a win in a tense game, and you can have your say in how they played here.
