Ireland front-row Andrew Porter has opened up about his involvement in the incident which France captain Antoine Dupont suffered ruptured cruciate ligaments in his right knee during Saturday's Test at the Aviva Stadium.

Andrew Porter has reached out to the stricken Antoine Dupont, but the Ireland prop insists that he did not do “anything wrong” in the incident that led to France’s captain suffering a serious knee injury at the Aviva Stadium last Saturday.

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 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.

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.