Johnny Sexton will learn over the coming days if his Rugby World Cup is to be affected by the outcome of his misconduct hearing.
Ireland’s captain had a complaint lodged against him following his behaviour towards match officials in the wake of Leinster’s 27-26 Heineken Champions Cup final defeat by La Rochelle on May 20th.
Sexton did not play in the game at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium due to his continuing recovery from a groin injury. But he went on to the pitch after the match and became involved in what appeared to be a heated exchange with South African referee Jaco Peyper and other match officials.
The disciplinary hearing that took place on Thursday lasted six hours and it is understood that the decision is to be communicated to Sexton and Leinster over the coming days before being made public.