Rugby World Cup: Robbie Henshaw set to return after missing opener through injury
Sexton has probably had too many non-starts in his three previous World Cups to want more of the same. He started the opening two games of the 2011 World Cup, including the win over Australia in Eden Park, before Declan Kidney named him on the bench behind Ronan O’Gara for the remaining three games, including the quarter-final defeat by Wales.
But now it would surely make more sense to pick a strong team, closer to that of last Saturday and a notional first-choice line-up, especially given the rest week which follows the South African game. It seemed pointed that Ryan and Caelan Doris were withdrawn before the hour mark against Romania, strongly suggesting they are likely to start again in Nantes, particularly with the repeated admissions that the lineout is a primary area for improvement this Saturday.
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