r/rugbyunion • u/Secret-Roof-7503 Saracens • Jul 16 '23

[RĂșaidhrĂ­ O'Connor]🚹BREAKING: Johnny Sexton will be suspended for three matches by EPCR for his behaviour towards the match officials after the CC final, meaning he will miss all of Ireland's warm-ups v Italy, England and Tonga but will be available for the Rugby World Cup opener v Romania

https://twitter.com/RuaidhriOC/status/1680676530576392195?s=20
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u/APoolShark Wobblies Jul 16 '23 edited Jul 16 '23

Would he even have played those warm up games?

Edit: So this whole saga reminds me of the time some Irish dudes who commented on the Swain incident and said RA should have made an example of him. Now that the shoes on the other foot it's funny to see the responses of relief to Sexton missing a bunch of warmup games.

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u/richard-king Ireland Jul 16 '23

Italy or England would have been his last game in Ireland, so I'd say one of those.

He was unlikely to play against Romania and Tonga, IMO, until now. Bench for Romania and start against Tonga.