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 on Saturday. Dupont was forced off in the 29th minute when his right knee buckled inward as Ireland cleared out a ruck.

France's star scrum-half Antoine Dupont was forced out of his team's crucial Six Nations game against Ireland after sustaining an injury in the first half at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Dupont appeared to hurt his knee in a collision with Ireland lock Tadhg Beirne and was helped off the field by medical staff as his team led 5-0.

France were dealt a significant blow half-an-hour into their potential Six Nations title decider against Ireland with captain Antoine Dupont forced off with an injury. Dupont, widely regarded as the world’s best player,