Captain Sexton will make his 60th and final appearance of the on Saturday when Steve Borthwick's side arrive championship in Dublin bidding to ruin the St Patrick's weekend party.
The 37-year-old retains aspirations of leading his country into the autumn World Cup in France after which he plans to retire, while a Champions Cup final with Leinster at the Aviva Stadium in May also remains a possibility. Sexton talked down the personal significance of the crunch weekend showdown and is hopeful there is a "lot more of the journey left".
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