The addition of Sexton takes the number of Ireland coaches heading to Australia to five, with Sexton and Farrell joined by Simon Easterby, John Fogarty and Andrew Goodman. Scotland’s John Dalziel and England’s Richard Wigglesworth are the two exceptions.

Johnny Sexton has been added to Andy Farrell ’s British & Irish Lions coaching team for the summer tour to Australia, after which he will then take up a full-time coaching position with the Ireland rugby team, as well as working with men’s and women’s senior and age-grade teams.

Former international fly-half Johnny Sexton has been appointed as assistant coach of Ireland and will also take up a coaching role with the British and Irish Lions, the Irish rugby union announced.