Heaslip urges Jonny to resist urge to leave

Jamie Heaslip is desperate for Jonny Sexton to stay at Leinster despite admitting he himself has looked into the possibility of leaving the province and playing in Japan.

The future of Ireland and Leinster fly-half Sexton is under threat as he is thought to have received a number of big-money offers to play in France.

Heaslip, now Sexton’s captain at international level, has added to the calls for the 27-year-old to sign a new deal that will keep him in Dublin.