Yet Ireland were still ahead as the hour mark passed , amid the usual raft of substitutions .
Sexton -- the victim of several heavy hits throughout the contest -- duly responded with a similarly impressive kick to make it 13 - 6 .
Yet Ireland were still ahead as the hour mark passed , amid the usual raft of substitutions , and Sexton -- the victim of several heavy hits throughout the contest -- duly responded with a similarly impressive kick to make it 13 - 6 .