O’Connell believes Sexton will be concerned by missing warm-up games

Paul O’Connell believes Jonathan Sexton will be concerned by not being able to play in any of Ireland’s World Cup warm-ups.

The captain is suspended on account of his actions that followed May’s Heineken Champions Cup final.

Sexton aside, there’s a full squad from which to choose for Saturday’s visit of Italy.

But forwards coach O’Connell is confident Sexton can hit the ground running in France.