As was feared, France star Antoine Dupont's season is over after he took to social media to confirm that he suffered a cruciate ligament injury against Ireland on Saturday

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 has confirmed on social media that he ruptured cruciate ligaments in his knee during the win over Ireland on Saturday. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.