British and Irish Lions

The Ireland fly-half, a favourite to pull on the Lions number 10 jersey in Australia, injured his foot during the Six Nations.

He has been ruled out of Leinster's Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final against Wasps on April 5.

And is unlikely to play again before Warren Gatland names his squad to tour Down Under.

"We have been given a five to six-week time frame," said Leinster coach Joe Schmidt.

"Whatever we are planning over the next five or six weeks will mean it's (Wasps) probably a little too soon for Jonny."

Sexton completed just one game during the Championship after pulling his hamstring against England in Round Two.

He was poised to return in Ireland's defeat to Italy but damaged a tendon in his foot while training.

The Lions of Leicester and Leinster will bring domestic bragging rights with them to tomorrow's farewell dinner after they helped their respective sides to league titles on Saturday.

Assistant coach Graham Rowntree says The British & Irish Lions will have to be fully focussed to avoid a potential banana skin when they face The Barbarians a week today.

Lions skipper Sam Warburton says the lessons he and his Welsh colleagues learnt in Australia last summer will stand them in good stead for their return visit with Britain and Ireland's elite next month.