Ireland No10 Johnny Sexton will feature at this year’s Rugby World Cup after an independent panel slapped the fly-half with a three-week ban for admitting to misconduct charges.
Though Sexton admitted to misconduct and the disciplinary panel described his behaviour as aggressive, he will only miss Ireland’s three warm-up games.
The misconduct occurred after the Champions Cup final, in which his club Leinster lost 27-26 to La Rochelle.
In a story revealed by City A.M., Sexton was slapped with a misconduct letter with EPCR – European rugby’s professional body – and were said to be chasing a heavy ban whic
…. to be continued
Read full article at the Original Source
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source : CityAM – https://www.cityam.com/sexton-let-off-with-three-week-ban-and-will-be-at-rugby-world-cup/
