I attended a meeting of the world’s top 21 referees at France’s national rugby centre in Marcoussis, just outside Paris. It turned out to be fascinating because it gave me an insight into an echelon of the game that few people,

Former England forward Brian Moore has taken aim at Fabien Galthie and questioned World Rugby's current protocols.

France rugby union head coach Fabien Galthié on Monday started reshaping his France squad for Saturday's Six Nations title decider against Scotland amid anger over the injury to talismanic skipper

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 is unlikely to play any further part in this season's Six Nations after suffering what an angry Fabien Galthie described as a "fairly serious knee injury" in Saturday's 42-27 demolition of Ireland in Dublin.

Les Bleus captain Dupont is suspected to have suffered serious knee damage after being hurt during a ruck clearout.

France head coach Fabien Galthie has reacted furiously to a potentially serious injury for his captain Antoine Dupont, following his side's 42-27 win against Ireland at Aviva Stadium.

Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter have avoided disciplinary action despite France head coach Fabien Galthié launching a withering attack on “reprehensible” Irish behaviour after Saturday’s match.

Speaking following Frances big Six Nations win vs Ireland, head coach Fabien Galthie said ruck clear-out which caused injury to Antoine Dupont was reprehensible, calling for Tadhg Beirne, Andrew Porter to be cited: we are angry;

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.

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