World Rugby Investigates Racial Slur Allegation Against South Africa's Bongi Mbonambi

Racial slur probe revolves around incident in World Cup semi-final; Mbonambi set to play in final as investigation unlikely to conclude in time.

World Rugby is investigating allegations that Bongi Mbonambi, South Africa's hooker, used a racial slur against England’s flanker, Tom Curry, during the World Cup semi-final.
The accusation centers around Mbonambi allegedly calling Curry a derogatory term while the ball was off the pitch following an attempted kick-pass.
Evidence suggests that Mbonambi was bellowing words in Afrikaans to his teammates to signal game tactics, which some spectators claim may have been misconstrued by Curry as a racial insult.
Curry, who has faced significant online abuse and threats since reporting the incident, is fully supported by the Rugby Football Union, England and Sale Sharks, his club.
It's considered unlikely the World Rugby investigation will conclude before the World Cup final, meaning Mbonambi's participation in the match is not thought to be impacted.
South Africa's Sports Minister and the media are backing Mbonambi, stating language barriers may have caused a misunderstanding. However, the incident remains under investigation by World Rugby.