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.

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.

France head coach Fabien Galthie has revealed that he has reported Ireland trio Tadhg Beirne, Andrew Porter and Calvin Nash to the citing commissioner following his side’s crushing 42-27 win at the Aviva Stadium.

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.

France rugby star Antoine Dupont says he ruptured cruciate ligaments in his right knee during his team’s win over Ireland in the Six Nations and will miss the final round of the tournament.

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.

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