By announcing the retirements last week, Ireland set up the trio to be celebrated appropriately in their last home appearance in Dublin this Saturday, and minimized the emotional distraction in the buildup to playing a formidable France in the title-swaying clash between the No.

Fabien Galthié fears Antoine Dupont has suffered a serious knee injury, and condemned the incident which led to the French captain being forced off in the first half of France's 42-27 win against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.

France take control of the Six Nations title race as they score 34 unanswered points to beat Ireland in Dublin and end the home side's Grand Slam hopes.

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.

Ireland captain Caelan Doris was passed fit for Saturday's clash with France that could determine the destination of the Six Nations title but Mack Hansen, Tadhg Furlong and Ronan Kelleher were all ruled out of interim coach Simon Easterby's side.

Romain Ntamack and Damian Penaud return to the France line-up for Saturday's Six Nations game against Ireland in Dublin (14:15 GMT).

The French captain suffered a suspected cruciate ligament injury in a ruck in the first-half. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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French star Antoine Dupont out for a few months with a ruptured cruciate ligaments suffered in Les Bleus stunning Six Nations win against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday

France thrashed Ireland 42-27 on Saturday afternoon in Dublin to take command of the 2025 Six Nations championships. The victory – France's biggest in Dublin – was all the more impressive as it was achieved without skipper Antoine Dupont who left the field late in the first-half with his side leading 5-0.