Sexton ‘touch and go’ for Toulouse test

JONATHAN SEXTON’S hopes of being fit for Leinster’s Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulouse have been described as “touch and go” by coach Michael Cheika, who also faces the prospect of being without Rob Kearney in France.

Both players picked up injuries during Friday’s one-point quarter-final defeat of Clermont Auvergne at the RDS, as did Brian O’Driscoll, although the prognosis on the Irish captain was more positive yesterday.

The centre finished the game last weekend despite suffering a knee injury, as did Sexton who suffered a cracked jaw, while Kearney was stretched off having strained ankle ligaments in the second-half.