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O’Brien: Sexton ban won’t affect World Cup prep

By SAM JACKSON

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been given a three-match ban that will see him miss his country’s three World Cup warmup matches.
Sexton, 38, is not allowed to play in the fixtures against Italy, England and Samoa, but will be available for Ireland’s World Cup opener against Romania on September 9.
The punishment was given after he admitted misconduct towards match officials following Leinster’s Champions Cup final defeat by La Rochelle in May.
The European Professional Club Rugby disciplinary committee found Sexton’s behaviour “confrontational and aggressive towards and ...

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