New footage has emerged online to provide further clarity on the spat between Antoine Dupont and Ben White during the Six Nations clash at Murrayfield.<\/p>\n
The French captain was slammed after he refused to shake his Scottish<\/a> counterpart\u2019s hand after France were stunned 50-40, ending their hopes of a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n Dupont<\/a> had a rare, underwhelming performance as the ball was dislodged from his grasp by White<\/a>, which led to Kyle Steyn\u2019s try and he later threw a wildly forward pass behind his own try-line.<\/p>\n Throughout the game, White was seen goading his opposite number, and the French captain took umbrage with the Toulon star\u2019s celebration, with the pair squaring up.<\/p>\n Dupont-White row<\/p>\n In the match\u2019s aftermath, the official France<\/a> Rugby X account shared a clip of the players shaking hands after the final whistle, with Dupont seen rejecting White\u2019s outstretched hand.<\/p>\n This led to an outpour of criticism for the French skipper online, Scotland Rugby News Editor Gav Harper writing: \u201cPoor from Dupont who was second best to Ben White today. Another outstanding performance from Scotland\u2019s scrum-half.\u201d<\/p>\n One fan added: \u201cHe\u2019s got a petulant streak for sure. Can be a bad loser. Complained incessantly post 23 RWC exit.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Sledging\u2019 is part of professional sport\u2026.has been for many, many years. I think Dupont has let himself down very badly actually,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n However, another video has emerged online showing that Dupont did shake White\u2019s hand soon after rejecting his initial advance.<\/p>\n The first video posted by France Rugby cut out once the France players had made their way down the tunnel, the Scots\u2019 formed, but it was when the French returned the favour that the pair shook hands.<\/p>\n Antoine Dupont is human while Fabien Galthie fails to spot \u2018disaster class\u2019 unfolding as Scotland outclass Les Bleus<\/a><\/p>\n In the video, Dupont still did not look pleased with his opposite number as he continued to argue with him, but did not leave him hanging on this occasion.<\/p>\n \ud83e\udd1d pic.twitter.com\/ZPKr2trQTv<\/a><\/p>\n