A South African figure could miss the Rugby World Cup final due to an accusation of racism

A South African figure could miss the Rugby World Cup final due to an accusation of racism

October 23, 2023 – 12:27

This is Bongi Mbonambi, who insulted Englishman Tom Curry during the semi-final of the competition that was being played at the competition.

The player of the South Africa national team Bongi Mbonambi you could miss the Rugby World Cup final after being accused by English Tom Curry having expressed a racist insult during the semi of the contest.

The World Rugby statement

world rugby takes all allegations of discriminatory behavior extremely seriously. We can confirm that we are formally reviewing the allegation made by Tom Curryplayer of Englandin relation to the use of discriminatory language during the semifinal of the Rugby World Cup 2023 between England and South Africa disputed last Saturday,” the organization published in a statement.

During the meeting, Curry He approached the referee and asked: “What can I do if your hooker calls me ‘white cunt’?”, to which the judge replied: “Nothing please. I’ll keep an eye on that.” Furthermore, when asked about it at the end of the match, the Englishman said: “There is no need to talk about that.”

“We are aware of what happened, which we take very seriously, and we are reviewing the available evidence. We will contact Bongi if anything is found to corroborate the complaint,” said a spokesperson for Springboks about what happened.

South Africa will play the final against New Zealand

South Africa defeated England last Saturday by a tight 16-15a result that allowed him to access the final of the Rugby World Cup France 2023an instance in which the title will be settled with New Zealand.

In this way, the British team will play this Friday the 26th against the Argentine team, Los Pumas, for the last step on the podium of the competition.

In it Stade de France, in Saint Denisand under a rain that affected the entire 80 minutes of the match, the Springboks brought out their hierarchy as current champions and took the victory in a final attack.

A penalty of Handre Pollard, At 37 minutes into the second half, he ruled the dramatic South African victory, after the English dominance had extended for more than a time and a half.

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