Sexton was talking earlier than Eire’s match towards England on Saturday amid ongoing uncertainty over the long-term incumbent of the quantity 10 jersey he wore with distinction earlier than retiring in 2023.
Sam Prendergast has began each Six Nations video games this yr, nevertheless it stays to be seen if head coach Andy Farrell sticks with the 23-year-old Leinster participant or provides Jack Crowley, Ciaran Frawley or Harry Byrne the possibility to impress towards England.
“It is vital that not solely these two however Frawley and Harry Byrne, as effectively, that they maintain creating and getting game-time,” added Sexton, who received 118 Eire caps.
“So there are 4 guys and all of the criticism from earlier World Cup cycles is that we did not develop guys, and now we have relied too closely on one [player] in some positions.
“So we’re doing it a special manner now and whether or not that is proper or improper, everybody judges it by the result however I do know that in video games to come back, they’ll hit their greatest type and so they’ll be in an excellent place.”
Sexton added: “All 4 are superb, they’ve all bought their totally different strengths and as coaches I feel we are attempting to make it possible for now we have a lot of choices going to a World Cup, try to study from earlier cycles and make it possible for we give all of them a sure variety of caps.
“We have to make it possible for we see their type in numerous pressurised conditions, in numerous venues towards totally different opposition and yeah, I am positive it will likely be like that for the foreseeable.”
