Joe Schmidt got roasted by Risteard Cooper today as the Ireland squad geared up for their big World Cup quarter-final by having a laugh.
The Irish impersonator took off Schmidt over lunch in front of the players and management - and the players loved it.
Schmidt, 53, is finishing with Ireland after the World Cup so Saturday's clash with the All Blacks could be his last.
Sexton has worked with Schmidt for around a decade as a Leinster and Ireland player and, when asked about the head coach's legacy, he joked: "Ah I’ve spoken about Joe a lot. I’m going to get some serious slagging now when I get back.
"I already get slagging for my relationship with Joe and I don't want to delve any deeper!
Sexton laughed: "We had Risteard Cooper in for lunch today and he did a bit of a skit on Joe, which was very good. And Joe took it very well.
"But look, Joe's legacy really speaks for itself. "We don't want to get distracted by it being his last game, second last game, third last game, we want it to be...we'll talk about him when it's done.
"It will be the same for Rory (Best), but his legacy speaks for itself.
"I have spoke about it on numerous occasions so you can go back and see what I said a few weeks ago"! A relaxed Sexton, who was speaking at Tokyo Stadium earlier, was also asked about his half-back partnership with Conor Murray, which will become an Irish record tomorrow (56 appearances together) - one ahead of Ronan O'Gara and Peter Stringer.
“When we started off you’d never have thought we’d have played this many matches together, we were like two strangers looking at each other in those first few games," he smiled.
“Look, we’ve gone from strength to strength.
“Conor’s a top quality operator, he’s a quality pass, his kicking game and basics of what world class scrum-halves are – he’s up against one tomorrow.
“But, it’s been a pleasure to play alongside him.
“I hope we get many more together.
“After the World Cup you guys will probably turn on us, start calling for our heads and saying we’re too old, saying the next batch have to come through.
"I can see it already! But I’ve no doubt we’ve got a few years left".
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