IRELAND CAPTAIN JOHNNY Sexton admitted they are still short of being a top team after they gave up a 14-lead against Scotland and needed a late, late penalty to edge victory in Murrayfield.
Sexton held his nerve with the penalty shot from wide on the left after the Scots had overcome Ireland’s 24-10 lead to level the game at 24-24 with five minutes left in Edinburgh.
It was a moment of composure from the Ireland skipper with the pressure on.
“It was brilliant by Ryan Baird to get the charge down,” said Sexton. “He’s so explosive for the first couple of steps and then to make the tackle that he does, Iain Henderson [who won the turnover penalty] was outstanding as well.
“Obviously, then you have to kick it. I kicked pretty well all game – it wasn’t my best of the day. My best of the day probably hit the post but it was enough. I was trying to keep it a little bit lower.
“It was quite blustery in the stadium and it was a good enough strike to get over and thankfully we get the four points which is very important and we’re up to second now and have a big end to the tournament next week. ”
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Sexton stressed that Ireland’s collapse after going 24-10 up hadn’t been good enough.
“With 10 minutes to go, I didn’t see the game unfolding like that,” said Sexton. “International rugby throws things at you that you don’t expect at times.