Tom Curry doubles down on racism allegation against Mbonambi
Tom Curry is eager to move on from the racism saga that he kicked off when he falsely accused Bongi Mbonambi of using a slur.
England flanker Tom Curry is eager to move on from the racism saga that he kicked off when he falsely accused Bongi Mbonambi of using a slur against him.
ENGLAND MAN DOUBLES DOWN ON RACISM ALLEGATION AGAINST SPRINGBOK
Curry has doubled down on his accusation but says that he wants to put it behind him.
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“I heard what I heard.” He said in an interview with the Daily Mail.
“I didn’t really want to speak about it from the start.
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“For me, on both occasions, the ball was out of play. Me and Bongi were talking and there’s no misunderstanding from my part. I went to the referee straight away. I heard what I heard. That’s all I really want to say about it and I won’t really be talking about it again.”
TOM CURRY ON THE RWC
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Curry believes that England’s Rugby World Cup campaign was a great success considering what they overcame and how few gave them a chance to be in with a shout come semi-final time.
The flanker was red-carded in a contentious moment in the match against the Pumas but they would fight back to win that match with 14 men.
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England seemed to be heading to the Rugby World Cup final with just minutes to go and it was high-fives allround for them, but ultimately they would be celebrating too soon and the indomitable will of the Springboks proved too much for the Roses.
“First of all, I’m extremely proud of the group.
“Injuring my ankle before the first World Cup warm-up game, my red card against Argentina. It wasn’t the best start but it was growing. You could feel it.
‘A lot of things were thrown our way but we improved each game. Playing against South Africa, we had a game plan that we stuck to and you could feel a real sense of everyone coming together.
He added: “It felt similar to that New Zealand semi-final in 2019. It wasn’t always perfect but you felt like we were pushing towards something. It was just a shame we couldn’t get it across the line.