article_snippet: If England had pounced for that deciding converted try, the finger of blame would have been pointed in Scotland at both Johnny Sexton and Ian Madigan.
article_snippet: With Ireland 20 points ahead and needing another score to jump ahead of Wales on the table, Johnny Sexton inexplicably missed two penalty kicks in quick succession.
article_snippet: The first effort, from in front of the posts close in, collided with an upright and the second, from the 10-metre line, drifted wide to the right.
article_snippet: Johnny Sexton eventually recomposed Johnny Sexton, landing the pole-taking penalty on 62 minutes before signing off nine minutes later with cramp having energetically applied pressure to earn the lineout that was a foundation for the revitalised O’Brien’ s second try.
article_snippet: There was still time for another sloppy penalty miss, a nervous Madigan pulling Madigan close-in attempt to the left, but it would have been cruel
article_snippet: had this hat-trick of missed penalties come back to haunt them a few hours later.