Happy Sexton a racing certainty to see out his time in Paris

Johnny Sexton last night dismissed speculation linking him with a return to Ireland by confirming that he has no intention of cutting short his stay in France.

Sexton, who scored two tries in Ireland’s dramatic 22-20 victory over the French at Stade de France on Saturday night, had been the subject of speculation that he was unhappy with life in Paris having left Leinster to join Racing Metro on a two-year contract last summer. Links with a return to Ireland just a year into that deal had surfaced when the British & Irish Lions fly-half had said during an interview with the BBC three weeks ago that there had been times when he thought about quitting France as he and wife Laura initially struggled to settle in the French capital.

Speaking on RTÉ Radio 2 last night, Sexton said those problems were behind him and we was enjoying life at Racing Metro and looking forward to the birth of his first child in Paris this summer. “I was obviously aware of some things that were being mentioned, almost because other people had to comment on it rather than myself, you know, speculation about leaving France a year early. That’s not going to happen.