Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby on Thursday said comments alleging foul play against his side by France coach Fabien Galthie following an injury to star scrum-half Antoine Dupont were "disappointing" and had created unnecessary "ill-feeling".

Simon Easterby disappointed with comments around Antoine Dupont injury incident - Les Bleus won 42-27 in Dublin last weekend to end Ireland’s Grand Slam hopes.

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 captain Antoine Dupont suffered a potentially serious knee injury in his team's Six Nations clash against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, an angry coach Fabien Galthie confirmed. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The fallout from Antoine Dupont's ACL injury, which he suffered during his side's 42-27 win in Dublin, continues to rumble on, with Galthie firmly laying the blame at the feet of Irish forward duo Tadhg Beirne and Andrew Porter.

Ireland interim rugby head coach Simon Easterby says comments in the aftermath of scrum-half Antoine Dupont's leg injury by France counterpart Fabien Galthie were "disappointing", had created a storm of criticism,