Summary:
Ireland fly-half Jonny Sexton needed stitches to his eye after a collision with a player during his side's win over France.

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Jonny Sexton left the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin on Sunday afternoon with a heavily bruised left eye after colliding with Mathieu Bastareaud during his side's 18-11 win. The Ireland fly-half, who impressed against France by firing 15 points against Philippe Saint-Andre's side, was involved in a number of head-punishing collisions with Bastareaud. Sexton was making his first appearance since being ruled out of action for 12 weeks with concussion. Jonny Sexton leaves the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin with a black eye following Ireland's match with France . Sexton gets treatment on the pitch following his collision with Mathieu Bastareaud . The 29-year-old played down the blow to his eye after the win match against France. He told the BBC: 'It was just a glancing blow. 'I just needed a couple of stitches but I felt fine after it.' Sexton added he was looking forward to facing England on March 1 following successive wins against Italy and France. 'We're delighted [with our form]. We've got a lot to improve on and we've got a big match here in two weeks against England.' Ireland fly-half Sexton was in the wars again after 12-week concussion lay-off . Sexton celebrates after the final whistle at Aviva Stadium on Saturday .