Johnny Sexton: 'A few things at the end of the game that I can’t understand'

Sexton limped off in the closing stages and could only watch as La Rochelle came with their late surge to snatch the title.
Johnny Sexton: 'A few things at the end of the game that I can’t understand'

Leinster's Johnny Sexton looks dejected following defeat against La Rochelle after the Heineken Champions Cup final at the Stade Velodrome, Marseille. Picture David Davies/PA Wire.

Leinster captain Johnny Sexton said it was a devastating way to lose a Champions Cup final, as replacement scrum-half Arthur Retiere won the game with a 79th-minute try.

Sexton limped off in the closing stages and could only watch as La Rochelle came with their late surge to snatch the title.

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