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.

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.

Andrew Porter denies wrongdoing in Antoine Dupont incident - France star Dupont faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter have avoided disciplinary action despite France head coach Fabien Galthié launching a withering attack on “reprehensible” Irish behaviour after Saturday’s match.

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.

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.