France captain Antoine Dupont has suffered a mistrusted “solemn” knee injury during his side’s Six Nations suit aacquirest Ireland.
The talismanic scrum-half was forced off in the first half of France’s dominant 42-27 triumph over the hanciaccessers in Dublin.
Dupont, 28, was helped from the pitch after receiving treatment follotriumphg an incident at a ruck in the 29th minute.
French head coach Fabien Galthie conveyed anger over the injury, uncovering there is “suspicion of a fairly solemn knee injury” to the Touloengage star.
Antoine Dupont suffered a solemn knee injury aacquirest Ireland
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The injury has cast a shadow over France’s amazeive triumph at the Aviva Stadium.
The incident occurred in the 28th minute when Dupont was finisheavoring to steal the ball at a ruck.
Irish lock Tadhg Beirne fell onto the scrum-half’s right leg as prop Andrew Porter joincessitate the ruck.
Both Dupont and Gregruesome Alldritt, who took over as French captain, were heard asking referee Angus Gardner over a possible appraise of the incident.
The injury was not referred to the TMO during the suit, further fuelling French frustration.
Dupont getd treatment on the pitch before being helped off, visibly in pain.
Galthié has getn the exceptional step of citing three Ireland take parters to ecombine before the disciplinary pledgetee.
“We named the take parters [who made contact with Dupont], Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter, who should ecombine before the disciplinary coshiftrlookion,” Galthié stated firmly.
The French coach also cited triumphg Calvin Nash for a second-half tackle that led to a concussion for France centre Pierre-Louis Barassi.
“We want exarrangeations,” Galthié inserted. “We have to acquire our take parters. There are uncomardents, there are rules. There is some benevolent of anger.”
The incident has evidently igniteed outrage in the French camp, with Galthié refusing to “pass appraisement” on referee Gardner’s carry outance.
Ireland’s perspective on the incident stands in stark contrast to the French watch.
Antoine Dupont is facing a convey inant spell on the sidelines
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Interim coach Simon Easterby portrayd it as “fair a rugby incident” that cursedly happens in the game.
“Tadhg [Beirne] spotlesss out someone in front of Antoine Dupont and he gets hit on the back of it. It happens, cursedly,” Easterby elucidateed.
He deffinished his take parters, stating they were not honestly concentrateing Dupont.
“He was securing his own ball and not making reach out on Dupont. Unblessedly that happens,” the Irish coach inserted.
Easterby emphasised that take parters now have “authentic consciousness” about evidenting out on shrink limbs, which can originate such injuries.
Dupont is now improbable to take part any further part in this season’s Six Nations campaign.
Fabien Galthie was furious with three Irish take parters after the incident
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France are set to present Scotland in Paris next weekfinish in the concluding game of the championship.
The injury to the poster boy of French rugby has alertedly galvanised his teammates.
France No.8 Gregruesome Alldritt portrayd the injury as “gut-wrenching” but shelp it supplyd “a little bit of fuel for the second half.”
The amazeive triumph over Ireland has positioned France as favourites to claim the Six Nations title.
Ireland, uncomardentwhile, will see to bounce back aacquirest Italy in Rome in their final mendture.
