Antoine Dupont is treated after being cleared out at a ruck by Andrew Porter and Tadhg Beirne last March. Dupont suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear after being cleared out at a ruck by Andrew Porter and Tadhg Beirne. Speaking at the Six Nations launch in Edinburgh, Dupont was asked whether he felt any lingering anger. Asked about what Brennan would bring to the squad, Dupont said: “He’s improving year after year. “Porter at this moment in time, all being well, could come back into it towards the latter stages, but when that is I don’t know because there is a process to go through.

Source: The Irish Times January 26, 2026 18:31 UTC