Sexton broken jaw may delay mooted Blues move

As Leinster prepare for their Guinness Pro12 opener against Glasgow Warriors on Saturday, much of the build-up has focused on the possible return of former out-half Jonathan Sexton to the province for the start of next season.

It is looking likely the three-time Heineken Cup winner will bring his spell with Racing Metro to a close at the end of the current Top 14 campaign, but in the immediate future, Sexton’s participation in Ireland’s autumn Tests has been put in doubt as a result of a broken jaw sustained against Toulon last Saturday.

Though he initially remained on the field following a collision with opposing hooker Craig Burden, the 29-year-old kicker was eventually withdrawn from the action, and with an estimated recovery period of two months expected, he faces a race against time if he is to feature in the squad that Joe Schmidt assembles for battles against South Africa, Georgia and Australia.