Sexton: I'm not coming back

Responding to reports in French newspaper Midi Olympique that the IRFU and Racing Metro have been discussing how the Ireland outhalf could cut short his two-year contract in France, the 28-year-old pledged his future to the French side and said he is adjusting to life with Racing.

He said: "I was obviously aware of some of the things being mentioned, almost because other people have to comment on it rather than myself.

"There was speculation about leaving France a year early. That is not going to happen.

"In the press conference last week, I have always given two sides of the story and only one seemed to be picked up. I said sometimes I absolutely love this place and other times, it was tough at the start and there has been difficult moments.

"But all-in-all, that was always going to be the case in your first six months here."