Sexton ready to go against Argentina, says coach Schmidt

[WorldNews]

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Ireland will gamble on key playmaker Johnny Sexton going the distance in their World Cup quarter-final against Argentina on Sunday, with coach Joe Schmidt saying risks are part of the game. A week of intensive medical treatment and rehabilitation has restored Ireland's leading point scorer and backline tactician to a position where "he is ready to go", Schmidt said Friday. Pressed on whether the selection was a risk as Ireland faced the chance of making the semi-finals for the first time, Schmidt said: "There is always risks in everything you do.

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