This Saturday’s game against Wales may mark the start of Jonathan Sexton’s season but it will mark the last time that an Ireland team takes to the field in Dublin under the watchful eye of Joe Schmidt.

Dig around through the entrails of Leinster’s last ten years of European triumphs and there are surprisingly few threads connecting them all.

Felipe Contepomi insists that Jonathan Sexton is more than capable of parachuting back into Leinster’s XV for Sunday week’s Heineken Champions Cup semi-final against Toulouse in Dublin.

Jonathan Sexton and Joey Carbery are both on track to feature for Ireland against France in round four of the Six Nations on Saturday week.

Felipe Contepomi knows how it feels; the man in the No. 10 shirt, the main man in a big team — just waiting to be smashed.

Joe Schmidt has revealed that Jonathan Sexton would have started Sunday's Six Nations game against Italy in Rome even if Joey Carbery hadn't been ruled out with a hamstring injury suffered in training this week.

November, 2010, just the third Test match at the new ground, was when Sexton was given the nod over Ronan O’Gara and started his first test against the Kiwis.

Jonathan Sexton isn’t planning his retirement party any time soon.

Of all the drop goals in all the world, Johnny Sexton’s is destined to keep flying ever higher on its steep climb towards the heavens.

Leinster have confirmed that Jonathan Sexton failed his head injury assessment (HIA) during last Saturday’s Champions Cup victory over Exeter Chiefs in Dublin and is now following the required return-to-play protocols

Johnny Sexton has been given the all clear for Leinster's Champions Cup clash against the Exeter Chiefs at the Aviva Stadium.

IT was four years ago in Australia that Johnny Sexton guided the British and Irish Lions to their series victory over the Wallabies. Tomorrow the Ireland fly-half will be asked to keep the show on the road ahead of next week’s opening Test against New Zealand.

Some good news.

Joe Schmidt does not need reminding tomorrow’s Six Nations clash with France is a win or bust affair but it will certainly calm the nerves that he will have Johnny Sexton back in harness to keep Ireland’s championship hopes alive in Dublin.

Ireland insists there is a genuine selection battle at fly-half for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with France but the case for Johnny Sexton to start ahead of Paddy Jackson already appears closed.

Leo Cullen is confident fly-half Johnny Sexton will be ready for Leinster to face Munster next Saturday in their crucial Guinness PRO12 interprovincial clash at the Aviva Stadium.

Johnny Sexton suffered a "whiplash injury" to his neck and shoulder in Ireland's 10-9 RBS 6 Nations defeat to France, according to head coach Joe Schmidt.

Johnny Sexton has been ruled out of Ireland’s World Cup quarter-final clash with Argentina, after aggravating his groin problem in training yesterday.

Joe Schmidt has dismissed the suggestion that starting Jonathan Sexton against Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final amounts to a risk.

Johnny Sexton has convinced Ireland to pitch him into Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final against Argentina despite lingering concerns over a groin injury.

There was a significant injury boost for the Irish rugby side this morning, as both Keith Earls and Jonathan Sexton took part in training ahead of Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final.

Jonathan Sexton’s kicking talents are matched by his incredible mental strength.

Racing Metro are hopeful Jonathan Sexton, pictured, will play some part in their opening European Champions Cup clash with Northampton next weekend, increasing prospects the Ireland 10 will be available for the autumn internationals.