Johnny Sexton's son shows he's a chip off the old block as he puts in the extra graft to make it in rugby

Johnny Sexton may have hung up his boots, but it looks like his son may be working on his future and aiming to make his own place on the Irish team.

Johnny and his wife Laura have been together for a long time and are proud parents to their three children, with the family often being seen pitch side to support the fly-half.

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With two daughters, Amy who is eight and Sophie, six, and son Luca who is 10, he has been kept on his toes but his kids make him super proud, as he recently showed.

Pic: Johnny Sexton/Instagram

After Ireland’s success winning the Six Nations at the weekend, it looks like Luca was truly inspired.

So much so that he put on his training gear and headed straight out to the garden to get himself in shape. It looks like the young lad has his sights on joining the Irish team sooner rather than later.

Without him knowing, Johhny took a picture of Luca showing his followers how he is ‘Nearly as strong as his Dad already’ and how he is obsessed with the game.

Johnny Sexton and son Luca. Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

The Rugby World Cup ended up a disappointment for Ireland last year- not only did we crash out when we had so much left to give and Johnny decided to retire.

As the All Blacks defeated us, Luca rushed onto the pitch at full-time to tell him, ‘You’re still the best, dad’, as Johnny looked dejected and disappointed, trying to show his appreciation for the thousands of Irish fans who travelled to cheer on the squad.

Johnny had represented Ireland at three Rugby World Cup competitions in 2011, 2015 and 2019 and we have a feeling Luca may do the same one day.

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