July 13 is D-Day for Johnny Sexton as he faces a hearing into his alleged conduct following the Heineken Champions Cup final at the Aviva Stadium.
The veteran, who celebrates his 38th birthday just two days before the video conference hearing, will be praying for the right result because a lengthy ban would rule him out of the Rugby World Cup and will end his career, as he has already finished up with his province.
The likelihood, however, is that if he is suspended then he will just miss one or two of Ireland's World Cup warm-ups that get underway in early August, with Ireland set to meet Italy, England and Samoa.
