The boots worn by Johnny Sexton for the Grand Slam, le Drop and the Champions Cup made a hammer price of 15,500 at Sheppards in Durrow today. They had been estimated at around 50 euro. They were lot 1267, the last lot in a successful two day auction that saw competitive bidding in the room, on the telephone and on the internet.
Sexton, who captains Leinster and is one of two of Ireland’s vice captains, has just been announced as winner of the World Rugby Player of the Year for 2018. He is only the second Irish player to win the award after the inaugural winner Keith Wood in 2001. Ireland was named World Rugby Team of the Year at the awards ceremony in Monaco on November 25.
Proceeds from the sale will go towards the medical treatment of eight-year-old Anna Browne, from Mallow, Co Cork both here and in the United States. The schoolgirl suffers from cerebral palsy.
(See post on antiquesandartireland.com for November 23, 2018)
