“It happens when I am introduced to someone new, especially in rugby circles. It generally goes along the lines of ‘this is Mark Sexton, Johnny’s brother’.” The story is relayed with a good natured chuckle of someone well versed with having their identity subsumed by a more famous sibling.
There isn’t a trace of resentment, the two are very close, the relationship graduating from fractious as children to supportive in adolescence and beyond. Younger by two years at 34, Mark is the second in line with Jerry, the 29-year-old, six foot five inch ‘baby’ of the male rugby playing Sexton siblings – they also have a sister, Gillian.
Mark …
- March 7, 2022
