he alleged incident occurred during the World Cup semi-final against England and was raised at the time by Tom Curry
TWorld Rugby have confirmed they are investigating the incident in which the England flanker Tom Curry alleged that he was racially slurred by the Springboks hooker and captain Bongi Mbonambi. Photograph: Getty
“We can confirm that we are formally reviewing the allegation made by England’s Tom Curry’s in relation to the use of discriminatory language during the England versus South Africa Rugby World Cup 2023 semi-final on Saturday.Denis Walsh: Bruised Ireland can recover from unique Rugby World Cup failureWhether or not this was on foot of the RFU making a formal complaint to World Rugby remains to be seen, but it is understood that this was the case.
In the players/media mixed zone afterwards, Curry seemed shaken and visibly livid when declining to elaborate on the incident, or to repeat what was allegedly said.
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