O’Gara on standby after Sexton injury scare

Ireland have been given a late injury scare ahead of tonight’s RBS 6 Nations clash with France after fly-half Jonny Sexton felt a tweak in his thigh muscle during training yesterday in Paris.

Sexton has not been ruled out of the game but Ulster’s Paddy Wallace was called into Declan Kidney’s squad last night as a precaution should Sexton not pass fit for the game, with Munster’s Ronan O’Gara standing by to start in sub-zero temperatures.

Yesterday’s captain’s runs were cancelled at Stade de France as stadium officials kept the pitch covered to protect it from the elements, and only the kickers managed to practice in Paris, albeit on an all-weather surface where Sexton injured himself.