Jonathan Sexton held his match week captain's press conference today as the Ireland squad continue to build towards Saturday's Bank of Ireland Nations Series opener against South Africa at the Aviva Stadium (kick-off 5.30pm, live on Virgin Media Two and Amazon Prime).

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The Ireland captain looked ahead to the challenge of facing the World champions, discussed the squad's preparations at the IRFU High Performance Centre, and the excitement of running out in front of a sold-out Aviva Stadium crowd on Saturday. You can watch the press conference below: