Johnny Sexton has said he won't take up coaching when he retires because he doesn't want it to impact his family life.
The rugby star hinted at his retirement plans as he's making steps towards life after rugby.
The 36-year-old has already confirmed that he will bow out of the sport after the conclusion of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.
Speaking on the Ray D'Arcy Show, Johnny said that he won't be taking up coaching because it impacts on family life.
"I think with family life it's very difficult to become a coach," he said. "You need to do the hard yards."
Speaking about how much travel would be required for the role, he said: "I'm not sure I'm willing to do that to be a coach."
However, he has other plans in place.
Johnny has a commerce degree from his time with UCD and hopes to work with a glass and metal product producer when he hangs up his boots.
"I’m doing a bit of work experience at the moment with a great company and doing one day a week trying to prepare myself for life after rugby," he said.
"I’ve been up there learning from their people and it’s very impressive," he added.
"Hopefully when rugby finishes, I might go in there, and they might be able to learn things from me and I hopefully I’ll be able to learn a lot from them and show myself at a different of life away from sport."
However, he admitted he will of course miss the sport.
"‘Rugby is all I’ve known really for the last 20 years so it’ll be a big loss whenever I let it go," he said.
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