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World Rugby is investigating after Tom Curry alleged he was the victim of a racist slur in England's World Cup semi-final defeat by South Africa on Saturday. Curry drew the incident involving hooker Bongi Mbonambi to the attention of referee Ben O'Keeffe around the half-hour mark of the match at the Stade de France.The alleged slur is not audible on the referee's link.
'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.'World Rugby will not be making further comment until the conclusion of the process.'When asked after the match if Mbonambi had said something he shouldn't have done, Curry replied 'yeah', although he declined to reveal what was said.
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