Sexton ready for summer tour

Johnny Sexton looks set to turn down the chance of a well-earned summer break and make himself available for Ireland’s two-Test tour to Argentina next month.

The Six Nations-winning fly-half has endured an exhausting 12 months since leaving Leinster at the end of last season, steering the British & Irish Lions to a series victory over Australia last June before joining French club Racing Metro after just three weeks’ rest.

Injuries to Racing’s other fly-halves meant the Parisian club relied heavily on Sexton during the early part of the French Top 14 and Heineken Cup campaigns and he looks set to start this weekend’s play-off against Toulouse having already played in 24 of his team’s 32 games this season.