Ireland reveal Johnny Sexton injury: Fly-half ruled out of Six Nations clash with Scotland
JOHNNY SEXTON will miss Ireland's opening Six Nations clash of 2017 against Scotland after aggravating a calf injury.
Johnny Sexton will miss at least Ireland's first game of the Six Nations
Sexton has 63 caps for Ireland but has struggled with injury and has a history of concussions.
But Ian Keatley is understood to have trained with the Ireland squad yesterday as a precaution before Sexton further injured a troublesome calf.
"Someone picks up a niggle or they're not fully fit, so the coach doesn't risk them.
"It's par for the course."