Toner, who is battling to regain his place in the second row alongside the captain Paul O’Connell, added that Sexton’s exacting standards on the pitch were a positive rather than a negative. “They [the French] mustn’t have been used to that, but it’s a hugely positive thing for the team if lads aren’t getting their roles right. But he’s not going to do it for the sake of it, he’ll be doing it because there’s a reason behind it.