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Johnny Sexton has been left out of Ireland's Rugby World Cup clash with Japan after failing to recover from a thigh injury in time for the Pool B encounter, with Jack Carty starting at fly-half. Sexton picked up a thigh injury during the 27-3 victory over Scotland, handing over the kicking duties to scrum-half Conor Murray as a result, and after sitting out training on Tuesday, Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has elected not to risk the Leinster out-half against the tournament hosts. Instead, Carty will start in a side that shows 12 of the same side who began against the Scots, though while Peter O'Mahony is retained, Bundee Aki is replaced by Chris Farrell despite both O'Mahony and Aki coming through the return-to-play protocols successfully following head injuries.
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