Jonathan Sexton: Lessons to be learned from painful Clermont defeat

Jonathan Sexton has called on Leinster to learn from last weekend’s Champions Cup semi-final defeat to Clermont Auvergne, as the province get set for a return to Guinness PRO12 duty against Glasgow Warriors on Friday.

Sexton contributed 17 points during a gutsy fightback in Lyon on Sunday, and the 31-year-old out-half feels there are lessons the squad can take from the heartbreaking defeat.

“When you lose a semi-final it’s probably the hardest match to lose because you get so close to that final and that occasion. But we have to learn from it.