A once in a lifetime chance

Sexton made right call to go to France.

A once in a lifetime chance

Transfer stories at this time of year are usually the preserve of soccer. Even though French rugby has held financial clout over the rest of the northern hemisphere for the past few years, the Irish game has been largely unaffected — publicly at least.

Sexton isn’t the first Irish international to be courted by a French club. During Michael Cheika’s time at Stade Paris at least four Irish players where flown over for negotiations at different times.

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