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England flanker Tom Curry stands by his accusation that South Africa\u2019s Bongi Mbonambi racially abused him in the World Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n
World Rugby found \u201cinsufficient evidence\u201d to back up Curry\u2019s claim that he was called a \u201cwhite c***\u201d by the Springboks player midway through the first half of the match in Paris.<\/p>\n
Hooker Mbonambi has accused England of being \u201cunprofessional\u201d over the allegations, insisting \u201cmisunderstanding\u201d arose because Curry failed to realise he was speaking Afrikaans, a common practice among the Springboks to ensure opponents do not understand their messages.<\/p>\n
But Curry, whose girlfriend and family have since suffered online abuse, insisted \u201cI heard what I heard.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said in an interview with the Daily Mail: \u201cI didn\u2019t really want to speak about it from the start.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, on both occasions, the ball was out of play. Me and Bongi were talking and there\u2019s no misunderstanding from my part. I went to the referee straight away. I heard what I heard. That\u2019s all I really want to say about it and I won\u2019t really be talking about it again.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was tough for my family, my girlfriend and my brother. It was a tough experience but it is what it is. The investigation\u2019s been done and that\u2019s all I want to say about it.\u201d<\/p>\n