France shipped one in their best 6 Nations performances to thrash holders Eire forty two-27 in Dublin.
But instead of suffering from pure euphoria following a close to-great efficiency, the French camp vented their anger just after their talisman Antoine Dupont ruptured cruciate ligaments in his knee.
The 28-year-old scrum-fifty percent was forced off in the main 50 % following Ireland lock Tadhg Beirne fell on to his leg in a ruck.
France head mentor Fabien Galthie referred Eire pair Beirne and Andrew Porter into the citing commissioner for possible retrospective punishment, which was later dismissed.
"There was zero malice in it," previous Eire wing Simon Zebo, a former Munster crew-mate of Beirne, advised BBC's Six Nations Rugby Unique.
"Tadhg is actually a clear player and would not desire any terrible intent on everyone. The one thing is, It's not at all a terrific picture.
"There's a lot of power coming into that ruck and it appears to be even worse than it really is. No-1 wants to see him [Dupont] away from the game as he is the greatest player on the globe."
Dupont, who was replaced by Maxime Lucu, provided 7 helps and scored two tries before his Match was Reduce shorter.
Victory in excess of Scotland at Stade de France will most likely protected a first title in 3 years, with arguably the ideal player on this planet now possibly needing to carry the trophy within a tracksuit.