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Dan Leavy the best player on the pitch at the Aviva while Stockdale and Farrell also shine

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10. Johnny Sexton 8 “He decided he was going to carry today,” laughed Joe Schmidt. “Like a big man.” To hell with the kicking and adrenaline induced quick tap, this was the sort of performance that won Beauden Barrett world player of the year in 2016 and 2017 (it should be Sexton’s in 2018). Multiple examples of leading the defensive line, superb range of passing while the turnover and offload on 57 minutes would be astonishingly good rugby by a world class flanker. Photograph: Reuters

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