England ‘unprofessional’ over Tom Curry race row, says Bongi Mbonambi

Springbok cleared over claim he abused Curry at World Cup‘It is a sad when you think the rest of the world speaks English’

South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi has accused England of being “unprofessional” over allegations that he racially abused Tom Curry during last month’s Rugby World Cup semi-final.

World Rugby found “insufficient evidence” to back up Curry’s claim, made to referee Ben O’Keeffe, that he was called a “white cunt” by the Springboks hooker midway through the first half of the match in Paris. Mbonambi said the “misunderstanding” arose because Curry failed to realise he was speaking Afrikaans, a common practice among the Springboks to ensure opponents do not understand their messages.

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