Springboks hooker Bongi Mbonambi will be available to play in the Rugby World Cup final. The sport’s governing body says it hasn't found evidence he racially abused an England player. Mbonambi’s participation in the World Cup final against New Zealand on Saturday could have been jeopardized if he'd been found guilty of misconduct.
South Africa’s Mbongeni Mbonambi, challenges for the ball with England’s George Martin during the Rugby World Cup semifinal match between England and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. England’s Tom Curry walks off the pitch due to an injury during the Rugby World Cup semifinal match between England and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Saturday, Oct, 21, 2023.
World Rugby added that it believes Curry made his allegations “in good faith, and that there is no suggestion that the allegation was deliberately false or malicious.” Curry, who was selected to play against Argentina in the third-place game Friday, has received the support of the England team and his Sale Sharks club this week after a“World Rugby is also concerned by the social media abuse that both players have been subjected to this week,” the governing body added. “There is no place in rugby or society for discrimination, abuse or hate speech, and World Rugby urges fans to embrace the sport’s values of respect, integrity and solidarity.
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