Ireland prop Andrew Porter denies he was involved in foul play that led to Antoine Dupont's serious knee injury in France's Six Nations win in Dublin.

Ireland prop Andrew Porter has defended himself against accusations of foul play after Antoine Dupont suffered a season-ending knee injury during France's Six Nations win in Dublin on Saturday. Ireland still have a slim chance to win the Six Nations -- which would be an unprecedented third successive title -- but they would need an unlikely set of results in the final round of games.

France captain Antoine Dupont suffered a potentially serious knee injury in his team's 42-27 Six Nations victory over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, angry coach Fabien Galthie said on Saturday.

I knew what I did, I didn’t go out to try and injure anyone. That’s not the type of player I am. If he wants to think that, that’s up to him. “I even sent Antoine a message on Instagram just to see how he was.