Johnny Sexton on Lions tour omission: 'I don’t think I’ll ever get over it'

Ireland captain Sexton is determined to rebound and hit the ground running for the 2021-22 campaign

Johnny Sexton with the Ardee RFC U14 team, who were selected from the thousands of entries received from all over Ireland in an exclusive MACE competition for the opportunity to win the 'money can’t buy' training session with the Ireland captain.

Johnny Sexton has come to terms with his non-selection for the British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa this summer but has admitted: “I don’t think I’ll ever get over it.”

Sexton, 36, missed out on a third Lions tour having been starting Test fly-half in the 2013 series win over Australia and the 2017 draw with New Zealand, having missed the end of the season following a concussion against Exeter Chiefs in April.