DUBLIN (AP) — World player of the year Jonathan Sexton signed a contract extension with the Irish Rugby Football Union on Tuesday to the end of the 2020-21 season. Sexton, aged 33, will likely see out his career at Leinster, where he made his first-class debut in 2006. His existing contract was to expire after the Rugby World Cup next year in Japan, where Ireland will be one of the title favorites. "It is an exciting time for Irish rugby," Sexton said in a statement.Read more on NewsOK.com