Overview

• French fly-half Romain Ntamack criticized the perceived inconsistency in suspension rulings after Garry Ringrose served a shorter ban than Ntamack for similar infractions.
• France's head coach Fabien Galthié condemned the ruck incident involving Ireland's Andrew Porter and Tadhg Beirne that caused captain Antoine Dupont's season-ending knee injury, calling it 'reprehensible.'
• Andrew Porter defended his actions, maintaining there was no malicious intent in the ruck that led to Dupont's injury and expressing regret over the outcome.
• France, now without their captain Dupont, must secure a bonus-point victory against Scotland to clinch the Six Nations title this weekend.
• Ireland, still mathematically in contention for the title, face Italy and require favorable results in other matches to keep their hopes alive.