Eire prop Andrew Porter has insisted there was no foul play or malice within the incident which noticed France captain Antoine Dupont rupture the ligaments in his proper knee.
Dupont was pressured from the pitch after half an hour throughout France’s win over Eire in Dublin on Saturday.
Porter’s entry right into a ruck brought about lock Tadgh Beirne to fall on Dupont’s leg because the Frenchman tried to steal the ball. The incident left France coach Fabien Galthié fuming.
Nevertheless, Porter stated he has no points together with his function within the incident.
“He [Galthié] can say what he needs, see how far it will get him,” Porter stated.
“I knew what I did. I did not exit to attempt to injure anybody. That is not the kind of participant I’m. He is such a pivotal participant for them that they practically don’t need him to be touched in any respect.
“He [Galthié] is entitled to his opinion, however I do know I have not carried out something improper there. I sleep nicely at evening.
“It was a rugby incident. I can barely keep in mind precisely what it’s. I believe it was in a ruck, his leg acquired trapped in between a ruck, when he was making an attempt to counter it and he clearly simply acquired trapped and went over, however that is rugby, that occurs.”
Porter and Eire should decide themselves up forward of a visit to Rome on Saturday, with their Six Nations title hopes nonetheless technically alive, despite the fact that they want different outcomes to go their means.
“We will sit round and sulk all we like however now we have one other job to do subsequent Saturday. If something it has emboldened us to exit and put out the rugby we all know we are able to play,” Porter stated.
“We have Italy on their residence patch, an extremely proud workforce. We’ll go on the market to do what we all know we are able to do and put out a efficiency we will be happy with as gamers.”
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