Jonny Sexton has commited his future to Leinster.
The Ireland out-half has agreed a new central contract with the IRFU that will keep him at the province until the summer of 2021.
Sexton made his Ireland debut against Fiji in November 2009 and has subsequently amassed 78 caps for his country and scored 738 points.
The Dubliner made his Leinster debut back in 2006 and has gone on to become their top points scorer having made more than 150 appearances.
Sexton has won the Grand Slam Six Nations and Triple Crown, toured twice with the British and Irish Lions and has won the European Cup and Pro 12 with Leinster.
David Nucifora, IRFU Performance Director, commented: "Johnny’s hunger and drive mark him out as a truly world class competitor.
"He sets a performance benchmark for those around him and is investing in the development of young out-halves in the Ireland squad while also seeking improvement in his own performance.
"He is a model professional and has been at the centre of a lot of the success enjoyed by Irish Rugby over the past few years."
Johnny Sexton, commented: "I am delighted to sign a new IRFU contract to continue to play for Leinster and Ireland.
"It is where I have always wanted to play so I am delighted to extend. We get looked after extremely well here and it is an exciting time for Irish rugby. I am looking forward to hopefully being a part of that over the next few years."
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