Dan Biggar talks up Johnny Sexton ahead of opening Six Nations clash

Wales captain Dan Biggar says Johnny Sexton “would be very near the top” in terms of a most difficult opponent during his rugby career.

The fly-half rivals – 2017 British and Irish Lions colleagues in New Zealand – are set for the latest of their many career battles when Ireland and Wales kick off this season’s Guinness Six Nations on Saturday.

Between them, they have won 196 caps for their countries and amassed almost 1,500 points, with their influence shows no sign of waning.

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