Johnny Sexton will leave rugby on his own terms. Ireland’s captain and metronomic fly-half has signed a contract that will see him retire after next year’s World Cup in France. By then he will be 38 but his desire to rectify his country’s poor record in the tournament is driving him on.
“I’m very grateful for the career I’ve had but you do look back and go: ‘We gave up chances at World Cups and didn’t perform at World Cups,’” said Sexton, who has represented Ireland at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 editions. “I want to put that right.
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