🗣 “He can say what he wants. See how far it gets him.”
🗣 “They nearly don’t want him to be touched at all.”
🗣 “I messaged Antoine on Instagram.”
🗣 “It was a rugby incident.”
Andrew Porter on Fabien Galthié’s comments after Antoine Dupont’s injury in Dublin.
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Good man Andrew. The IRFU are the ones who should be lodging a complaint about head coaches throwing their toys out of the pram and firing serious accusations around, shocking behavior.
"Did nothing wrong". Yes you did by not keeping balance and putting your whole weight on Beirne. Galthié never meant it was intentional. He meant it´s a shame it hasn´t been reviewed thoroughly.
Pas de problème. Pour nous fans Français il n'y a pas intention.
On sait que vous n'avez pas voulu le blesser,
il part pour 8 mois de convalescence, il
reviendra plus déterminé.
Merci au peuple irlandais pour l'accueil. XV-FR
French manager should be cited for those comments
So french coach is not allowed to talk anymore ?? You guys are quite sensitive in the comments
It’s so surprising to see these reactions after such a loss given that the 2 tries in the last 3 minutes were scored because France had done the job and stepped back. It’s the 13-42, the beating, the shutout, that creates these reactions and the permanent refusal to recognize the victory of a French team. Lack of FairPlay
I agree being french I am convinced that no IRFU players come on the field to injure anyone whether it's Dupont or Barassi.
I am not sure whether those plays should have been refered in a other way but at the fiels referee TMO World rugby made a statement…
End of the story please!
Dupond targeted by namibia in world cup 2023 (broken jaw) and then a new "incident" ? …. never, just dirty rugby to eliminate a talented palayer… a shame
No surprising reaction, a rough Guinness drinker can only have elegance and class !
Voyou
I think it is Galthie who should be punished. Someone needs to remind him this is not football. We dont scream and cry for red cards to the referees. Unless he wants his french team to become like Neymar or mbappe the be a man not a child.
Also he needs to change those ridiculous glasses
This is a lovely guy , if you don't want to get injured playing rugby , play golf. simple . Enough with the whining france.
love you andrew porter… fk what they say
Does he not understand that its not only about intention?
Du Pont keeps it where Fabien barely has to do anything. Now that the captain is out for 9 months his lack of coaching skill will show and he needs someone to blame .
I dont really understand why Irish players and staff are trying to deform and twist Galthié's words. It sounds like a communication brief. Galthié didn't say Irish players intentionally injured Dupont but that their actions were reckless and dangerous ! Which is right. They are acting as victims but the only victim is Dupont with a torn ACL.
All this polemic should lead to a change in the rucks. You can't dive off your feet and dont control your fall in a ruck.
Pure filth, Berne knew exactly what he was about. The arm tuck gave it away. What’s all the Irish excuses for o’mahoneys 2 attempts at the knees of the French winger? They went out to try and get the best French players off the field and succeeded with 2 of them. How ever the paddy’s and the ref still couldn’t handle a French team with a back row in the centre
I used to like the Irish team, but in the end, you're just sons of bitches like the English.
A player was severly injured. That's a fact. We have seen players suspended even if the act was not intentional.