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Published 15:54 23 Feb 2017 GMT
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"He took the news with a smile and said 'I'll be ready, when needed, off the bench'."It is a measure of Jackson's growing sense of self, and his worth to this Ireland team, that he could take such a bitter blow on the chin and seek to move on. There was not much time spent cooing over the Ulster out-half nor sparing his feelings. "It was a call like any other," Schmidt declared.
"We debated it and we do believe we get a good balance with having both players available. "It's very hard to come into a side and come off the bench when you haven't played. So starting the match has allowed Johnny a bit more training time with the team this week."Given that Sexton has only finished two Tests in the last two years, Jackson should get his chance. If he can back up his selfless words with similar deeds, Ireland should be in a decent position come the closing stages.
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