Leinster’s long goodbye

Jonathan Sexton may not be the only big name to walk out on the boys in blue

Leinster’s long goodbye

It is the moment Irish rugby feared, when its most prized talent was finally made an offer he couldn’t refuse.

Ireland fly-half Jonathan Sexton dropped his bombshell on the IRFU yesterday that he will not be renewing his contract to play full-time in this country. Instead, the three-time Heineken Cup winner will leave Leinster at the end of season having accepted a lucrative two-year deal, reported to be €750,000 per year after tax, to take his considerable talents to Racing Metro.

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