Farrell still happy to lean on Sexton despite retirement talk

"As long as Johnny keeps on giving to Irish rugby he will keep putting his foo forward to be in the equation."

Head coach Andy Farrell and forwards coach Paul O'Connell

Andy Farrell says there is no difficulty in balancing the needs of what his Ireland team needs now and Johnny Sexton’s future plans.

The veteran out-half hinted during the week that he would finish playing come the summer of 2022, at which point a new one-year contract he is due to sign will expire, but then played down the comments and any perceived timeline shortly afterwards.