Johnny Sexton likely to be fit for Six Nations opener despite inclusion of Byrne, Carbery and Crowley
Although Johnny Sexton is expected to be fit for Ireland’s opening game of the 2023 Six Nations against Wales in the Principality Stadium on February 4th, the anticipated inclusion of Ross Byrne as one of four outhalves in the squad is a measure of his increased standing among the Irish coaching ticket.
Sexton has only played once since being withdrawn less than an hour before kick-off in Ireland’s final Autumn Series game against Australia with a calf injury. On his comeback appearance against Connacht on New Year’s Day, the Irish captain suffered an injury to his cheekbone. However, all the indications are that Sexton, like Tadhg Furlong, should be fit for the Welsh game.
The inclusion of Byrne, as one of four outhalves along with Sexton, Joey Carbery and Jack Crowley, is fair reward for his nerveless return to the Test arena in November’s victory over Australia. Byrne had been out of favour since winning the last of his previous 13 caps when added as a late addition to the replacements and playing just the last minute of the 2021 Six Nations finale against England.
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