Johnny Sexton kicks Ireland to top of Six Nations with victory over France

• Ireland 19-9 France• Fly-half Sexton returns to action to fire Ireland winThe Ireland head coach, Joe Schmidt, finally indulged in mind games this week. He did not emulate Eddie Jones and Warren Gatland by trying to get inside the head of his opponents but rather on one of his own players, and the most celebrated, Jonathan Sexton. The outside-half, who had missed the opening two rounds through injury, was told before the team announcement he could not consider himself to be an automatic choice and his response was systematically to dismantle a France side that again showed its potential.Fran…