Johnny Sexton will be available to play for the Ireland at the World Cup, despite being found guilty of misconduct towards match officials in the aftermath of the Champions Cup final.
Sexton will be free to captain Ireland at the World Cup after receiving a three-game ban for misconduct announced by European rugby chiefs on Sunday.
The charge can carry a long ban, but a statement issued by European Professional Club Rugby on behalf of an independent disciplinary committee said: “Having regard to the full circumstances of the misconduct and the mitigation which is set out in detail in the written reasons, the disciplinary committee concluded that the appropriate and proportionate sanction was an immediate suspension of three matches.
Leinster’s agonising 27-26 loss to La Rochelle was their second straight narrow defeat to the French side in European club rugby’s showpiece match. They added he had pointed his finger at the officials and shouted something to the effect of: “It’s a disgrace you guys can’t get the big decisions right”, with the committee also saying those words were accompanied by expletives, “most likely the f-word”.
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