FRANCE CAPTAIN ANTOINE Dupont has confirmed he tore the cruciate ligaments in his right knee in Saturday’s Six Nations victory over Ireland.
Dupont sustained the injury in the first half of the 42-27 win in Dublin when he was hit by Ireland lock Tadhg Beirne in a ruck.
“Torn cruciate ligaments,” Dupont said on his social media pages. “It’s the start of a new challenge, I’ll see you in a few months on the pitch.”
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Dupont, who accompanied his post with a flexed bicep emoji, added: “The heart hurts even more than the knee when you have to leave your mates before the last hurdle.
Le coeur est encore plus douloureux que le genou au moment de devoir abandonner les copains avant la dernière marche. Je suis fier de ce que nous avons accompli hier et de toutes mes forces avec vous, vous allez le faire. Rupture des ligaments croisés. C’est le début d’un nouveau… pic.twitter.com/shQK4PSLsk
“I am proud of what we accomplished yesterday and am with you with all my strength, you will do it,” he said in reference to France’s final match against Scotland on Saturday.
The manner of how Dupont suffered the injury left both head coach Fabien Galthié and France number eight Gregory Alldritt seething.
Both claimed the scrum-half was targeted by Beirne, though referee Angus Gardner and the Irish interim head coach Simon Easterby begged to differ.
“When you return to the changing room and you see one of your best friends in that state it rips your guts up,” said Alldritt.
“It did, though, put fire in our bellies for the second-half.”
France cited Beirne and prop Andrew Porter, who they also claimed was responsible, as well as Calvin Nash, who received a second-half yellow card after a collision with Pierre-Louis Barassi.
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France captain Dupont confirms ACL injury
LAST UPDATE | 9 Mar 2025
FRANCE CAPTAIN ANTOINE Dupont has confirmed he tore the cruciate ligaments in his right knee in Saturday’s Six Nations victory over Ireland.
Dupont sustained the injury in the first half of the 42-27 win in Dublin when he was hit by Ireland lock Tadhg Beirne in a ruck.
“Torn cruciate ligaments,” Dupont said on his social media pages. “It’s the start of a new challenge, I’ll see you in a few months on the pitch.”
Dupont, who accompanied his post with a flexed bicep emoji, added: “The heart hurts even more than the knee when you have to leave your mates before the last hurdle.
“I am proud of what we accomplished yesterday and am with you with all my strength, you will do it,” he said in reference to France’s final match against Scotland on Saturday.
The manner of how Dupont suffered the injury left both head coach Fabien Galthié and France number eight Gregory Alldritt seething.
Both claimed the scrum-half was targeted by Beirne, though referee Angus Gardner and the Irish interim head coach Simon Easterby begged to differ.
“When you return to the changing room and you see one of your best friends in that state it rips your guts up,” said Alldritt.
“It did, though, put fire in our bellies for the second-half.”
France cited Beirne and prop Andrew Porter, who they also claimed was responsible, as well as Calvin Nash, who received a second-half yellow card after a collision with Pierre-Louis Barassi.
However the citing commissioner in charge of the game has decided that no further action is required against the three Irish players.
Updated at 2.11pm with confirmation of Dupont injury.
– © AFP 2025
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