Leinster wait on Johnny Sexton but have full faith in Ross Byrne

Leinster are hopeful that Sexton will be fit for their Heineken Champions Cup opener in France on Saturday week, but the province have confidence in Ross Byrne’s ability to deputise

ONE-ON-ONE: Cian Healy, left, and Ross Byrne during a Leinster rugby squad training session at Old Belvedere RFC in Dublin. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Leinster are hopeful that Johnny Sexton will be fit for their Heineken Champions Cup opener in France on Saturday week, but the province’s confidence in Ross Byrne’s ability to deputise remains as high as ever.

Sexton is an injury doubt since a calf problem suffered in the warm-up kept him out of Ireland’s win against Australia ten days ago. Leinster, who face Ulster in the URC on Saturday, declared on Monday that further assessment is required on it.