*Recommended for ages 10-12 years
Johnny Sexton is one of Ireland’s most talented and beloved rugby players. Paul O’Flynn, who is best known as an RTÉ journalist brings the story of this hero to the page, so young readers can relive the excitement of a career that has achieved almost every major honour in the game.
Like all great sports people, it took a combination of both talent and hard work to reach these highs. The author traces this journey to the top from its beginnings in Dublin where Sexton first became obsessed with the game as a young boy with his friends at Bective. It wasn’t long before he was making his mark winning big games on the playing fields of Leinster with his school St Mary’s. But ability and dedication don’t necessarily mean that everything will go your way and we learn about his struggles to be picked by Leinster. However, once he got his opportunity, he grabbed it with both hands.