Johnny Sexton back into Ireland starting line-up for Nations Cup play-off

Sexton strained a hamstring in the opening-round win over Wales on November 13

Johnny Sexton at Ireland's High Performance Centre today. Picture: INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Johnny Sexton returns from injury to captain Ireland against Scotland this Saturday in the final Test of 2020, an Autumn Nations Cup third-place play-off at Aviva Stadium.

Sexton, 35, who strained a hamstring in the opening-round win over Wales on November 13, missed the defeat to England at Twickenham a week later and last Sunday’s laboured win over Georgia. The fly-half replaces the injury Billy Burns in the starting line-up for his 95th Ireland cap and is one of six changes from last weekend’s side.