RACING METRO COACH Gonzalo Quesada feels that Jonathan Sexton is unlikely to leave Leinster for his team in the summer, though admits that he was not part of a reported meeting recently.
Speaking after his side lost 29-6 to Munster in the Heineken Cup on Sunday, Quesada was not in a position to give much away about the future of the Irish out-half.
“I read the papers as you know but it happened behind my back, I promise, I wasn’t there,” the Argentinian insisted.
“If something happened I want you to give me more information because I promise, I just saw it in the papers!
“So, maybe, yes, I heard he was visiting France but I don’t know why.
“I think Leinster is a big club with a big coach.
“I don’t know what he will do but if I was Jonny, having the possibility of playing for Joe Schmidt, for Leinster, for Ireland, I think there’s not enough money to go against that.
“For an Irish guy to play for Leinster, for Ireland, and maybe the best coach in Europe? I think he was just visiting and I don’t think he’ll leave.
“But, honestly, that’s just my opinion. I wasn’t there, I wasn’t part of any meeting.”
On today’s match, Quesada admitted that Munster were the better side, albeit given the fact that Racing’s Antoine Batut was controversially sent off in the opening minutes of the game.
“I think Munster were better prepared than us to win. They had a better team, maybe, a better game, and I don’t think they needed an extra man to beat us so it’s quite disappointing.”
“We made some stupid mistakes and the referee has nothing to do with this.
“It was interesting. I think they were quite realistic that they took advantage of every opportunity they had to score. That showed today that they were better than us and they took every opportunity.
“I think they were good on the breakdown, on keeping the ball alive, on putting us under pressure. They were quite intelligent because they weren’t dominating us in the scrum or at line-outs, but they understood that patience would pay off.”
(Additional reporting by Aoife Danagher)
