Rugby-Sexton to join Lions coaching staff before taking Ireland role

Britain Rugby Union - Wales v Ireland - Six Nations Championship - Principality Stadium, Cardiff - 10/3/17 Ireland's Johnny Sexton in action Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

(Reuters) -Ex-Ireland captain Johnny Sexton will join Andy Farrell's staff as an assistant coach for this year's British & Irish Lions tour of Australia, the team said on Thursday, before taking up a full-time coaching position with the Irish Rugby Football Union.

The former flyhalf joins assistant Lions coaches Simon Easterby, Andrew Goodman and John Fogarty, along with Richard Wigglesworth and John Dalziel.