Jonathan Sexton at the heart of Ireland’s golden men in green | Paul Rees

Sexton, the world’s leading fly-half this year, is playing with supreme confidence. It is his virtuosity, a man for all seasons, that has helped make Ireland Europe’s form teamBrodie Retallick was not an unexpected choice as World Rugby’s player of the year, a second-row who blends his duties in the set pieces with a presence and athleticism in the loose, but Jonathan Sexton would have pushed him very close.Like New Zealand, Ireland have lost only one match this year. Their summer tour may have been to the lowest-ranked team in the Rugby Championship, Argentina, but the Pumas beat Australia at…