Pride advice positions Johnny Sexton

“Steve

Diamond, my coach at Sale, and Rory Best, my captain at Ulster,

are similar. Both push standards, have a massive love for their club, and have an infectious ability to pass on that to those

around them.” “The best

I ever got was from Steve Diamond. It was a real wrench to leave Sale. He said, ‘Once the decision is made to leave, make

it the right one’.” “I’ve won three caps in three different – centre, full-back and wing. My family were in Chicago for my debut against Italy, but they weren’t in Dublin for my first start against Argentina. I was a late call-up for that match.” “On my first start for Ireland,

played ten. It was an education. He can play the game three-dimensionally, almost like he’s controlling it from above while us mere mortals are toiling away. World Player

of the Year? Definitely.”