Rugby-Ireland's Sexton likely out of rest of club season


FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Ireland v England - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - March 18, 2023 Ireland's Johnny Sexton celebrates winning the Six Nations Championship and the Grand Slam with the trophies REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's Grand Slam winning captain Johnny Sexton will likely miss the rest of the club season with a groin injury, his province Leinster said on Monday.

The 37-year-old flyhalf picked up the injury in Ireland's final Six Nations game against England.

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