France may have claimed a famous 42-27 victory, but in the moments after the match Fabien Galthié was too furious about the injury suffered by Antoine Dupont to take great pleasure in his side’s win over Ireland.
Dupont was forced off the pitch in the 30th minute after Tadhg Beirne collapsed on to his knee while attempting a clear-out. Galthié described the incident as “reprehensible”, and has highlighted the actions of Beirne and Calvin Nash, who received a yellow card for a high tackle on Pierre-Louis Barassi, in his post-match report to the citing commissioner.
