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.

Andrew Porter has reached out to the stricken Antoine Dupont, but the Ireland prop insists that he did not do “anything wrong” in the incident that led to France’s captain suffering a serious knee injury at the Aviva Stadium last Saturday.

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.

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.

France captain Antoine Dupont has suffered a suspected "serious" knee injury during his side's Six Nations match against Ireland. The talismanic scrum-half was forced off in the first half of France's dominant 42-27 victory over the holders in Dublin.