Ireland will be without skipper Johnny Sexton at Twickenham (David Davies/PA)Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been ruled out of Saturday’s Autumn Nations Cup clash with England following a scan on a hamstring injury. Fly-half Sexton limped off in the first half of Friday’s 32-9 win over Wales. Centre Robbie Henshaw, who sustained an abductor strain against Wayne Pivac’s side, will also be unavailable at Twickenham. “Johnny Sexton has had a scan on the hamstring that forced his removal from the game on Friday night and has been ruled out of this week’s fixture against England,” read a statement on the IRFU website. Scrum-half Conor Murray finished Friday’s game in that position after the enforced substitutions of Sexton and debutant Burns, while lock James Ryan took over as skipper.

Source: Irish Independent November 16, 2020 10:30 UTC