{"id":294203,"date":"2023-10-24T12:24:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T12:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294203"},"modified":"2023-10-24T12:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T12:24:41","slug":"world-rugby-looking-into-different-mbonambi-curry-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/rugby-union\/world-rugby-looking-into-different-mbonambi-curry-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"World Rugby looking into different Mbonambi-Curry exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>REVEALED: World Rugby are looking into a DIFFERENT incident involving Tom Curry and Bongi Mbonambi in investigation into England &#8216;white ****&#8217; slur &#8211; despite fans claiming South Africa star&#8217;s innocence was proven<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New footage and audio appeared to exonerate Mbonambi of making racist slur<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>England&#8217;s Tom Curry alleged Mbonambi called him a &#8216;white c***&#8217; in exchange<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But World Rugby are reportedly looking into another exchange\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>World Rugby are investigating an off-the-ball flashpoint between Bongi Mbonambi and Tom Curry, before the England flanker complained to the referee last Saturday that he had been racially abused by South Africa&#8217;s hooker.<\/p>\n<p>Since it emerged that Curry had approached New Zealand official Ben O&#8217;Keeffe and claimed that Mbonambi had called him a &#8216;white ****&#8217;, Springbok supporters have flooded social media with protests about a simple misunderstanding.<\/p>\n<p>Footage has been widely shared which, it has been argued, serves as proof that the 32-year-old Sharks player was merely shouting the Afrikaans phrase &#8216;wit kant&#8217;, which means &#8216;white side&#8217; &#8211; apparently in reference to the England team.<\/p>\n<p>However,<span> Mail Sport <\/span>has learned that the exchange which is actually being reviewed by the authorities was not part of that passage of play.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it is understood that Curry&#8217;s complaint arose after a comment made when the ball had gone out of play.<\/p>\n<p><span>WARNING: The embedded clip below features very strong language\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/12\/76927751-12665889-England_s_Tom_Curry_pictured_next_to_South_Africa_s_Bongi_Mbonam-a-1_1698146027456.jpg\" height=\"511\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England&#8217;s Tom Curry pictured next to South Africa&#8217;s\u00a0Bongi Mbonambi during the semi-final<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/12\/76927753-12665889-The_flanker_asks_referee_Ben_O_Keeffe_When_their_hooker_calls_me-a-2_1698146030289.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The flanker asks\u00a0referee Ben O&#8217;Keeffe: &#8216;When their hooker calls me a white c***, what do I do?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Sale openside has played many matches against South Africa, for England and the Lions, and has also spent years playing alongside Afikaans-speaking players at his club, so he would have become familiar with any phrases used regularly during matches.<\/p>\n<p>His evident distress during and after the World Cup semi-final very much suggested that what he had heard directed at him was not a run-of-the-mill rugby term in another language which he would have heard many times before.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, World Rugby confirmed that they had launched an investigation into the episode at the Stade de France.<\/p>\n<p>Privately, officials are concerned that a lack of compelling audio evidence may hinder their attempts to establish a clear picture of what happened, but they are pursuing the matter using all available means.<\/p>\n<p>Rugby fans on social media have claimed it is usual for the Springboks to speak to each other in Afrikaans, and this is not racial abuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One person commented beneath the video: &#8216;The team speak Afrikaans all the time to make it harder for opposition to understand. Curry owes Bongi an apology.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/12\/76927747-12665889-The_footage_shows_Curry_being_tackled_which_is_when_Mbonambi_sho-a-3_1698146039019.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The footage shows Curry being tackled, which is when\u00a0Mbonambi shouts the alleged phrase<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/12\/76927745-12665889-After_play_is_brought_back_to_an_advantage_Curry_approaches_the_-a-4_1698146043561.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After play is brought back to an advantage, Curry approaches the ref regarding the incident<\/p>\n<p>Another said: &#8216;I&#8217;m really struggling so I could be wrong, but to me it&#8217;s sounds like he&#8217;s saying &#8216;wyd kant&#8217; (same side we&#8217;re folding to).&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, World Rugby revealed they would be looking into\u00a0Mbonambi in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;World Rugby takes all allegations of discriminatory behaviour extremely seriously,&#8217; read a statement from the governing body.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We can confirm that we are formally reviewing the allegation made by England&#8217;s Tom Curry&#8217;s in relation to the use of discriminatory language during the England versus South Africa Rugby World Cup 2023 semi-final on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;World Rugby will not be making further comment until the conclusion of the process.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>While Mbonambi has not yet formally responded to the allegations, a South Africa rugby spokesperson has said: &#8216;We are aware of the allegation, which we take very seriously, and are reviewing the available evidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will engage with Bongi if anything is found to substantiate the claim.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12665889\/World-Rugby-looking-DIFFERENT-incident-involving-Tom-Curry-Bongi-Mbonambi-investigation-England-white-slur-despite-fans-claiming-South-Africa-stars-innocence-proven.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REVEALED: World Rugby are looking into a DIFFERENT incident involving Tom Curry and Bongi Mbonambi in investigation into England &#8216;white ****&#8217; 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