France head coach Fabien Galthie has branded the incident which injured Antoine Dupont as "reprehensible" amid reports his captain faces nine months on the sidelines. Les Bleus captain Dupont - widely-regarded as the world's best player - is suspected to have suffered serious knee damage after being hurt during a ruck clearout involving Ireland pair Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter.

France captain Antoine Dupont suffered a potentially serious knee injury in his team's Six Nations clash against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, an angry coach Fabien Galthie confirmed. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Les Bleus captain Dupont is suspected to have suffered serious knee damage after being hurt during a ruck clearout.

France captain Antoine Dupont is unlikely to play any further part in this season's Six Nations after suffering what an angry Fabien Galthie described as a "fairly serious knee injury" in Saturday's 42-27 demolition of Ireland in Dublin.

France head coach Fabien Galthie has reacted furiously to a potentially serious injury for his captain Antoine Dupont, following his side's 42-27 win against Ireland at Aviva Stadium.

France has cited Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter for their alleged roles in the serious-looking knee injury to Antoine Dupont in their crunch Six Nations match.

Fabien Galthié fears Antoine Dupont has suffered a serious knee injury, and condemned the incident which led to the French captain being forced off in the first half of France's 42-27 win against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.

France captain Antoine Dupont is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after rupturing his cruciate ligaments during Saturday's Six Nations match against Ireland.

Watch as France captain Antoine Dupont goes off injured in the first half against Ireland in the Six Nations at Aviva Stadium.

France's talismanic captain Antoine Dupont left injured against Ireland in the first half of their Six Nations match on Saturday. Just minutes after assisting on the only try of the half, Dupont's right knee was buckled inward in a ruck clearout by Ireland's Tadhg Beirne.