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Probe launched into alleged racial slur aimed at England star at Rugby World Cup (talksport.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Olap@lemmy.world to c/rugby@sh.itjust.works

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I do wonder if we'll see Mbonambi out of thw final

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[–] FerNZA@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I am an Afrikaans native speaker and if it is what it is alluded to in our SA media (and this piece) it is just a rugby call that we make the whole time. The word that Curry think he used is not really in South African lexicon as we have our own dedicated words for that type of vulgar type of speech. Whenever I have payed rugby we have always spoken Afrikaans, because the vast majority of the players will be Afrikaans. Bongi played at the Stormers so I am pretty sure he would also do all his rugby calls in Afrikaans.

Jersey Colour: groen (green) = South Africa/Ireland wit (white) = England Swart (Black) = NZ etc

kant (said like the word in the article) = side

So wit kant would mean on England's side

If it is not that, then it needs to be looked into and he will need to face the punishment. Let's wait for the investigation to finish before we crucify him.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Maybe, but Mbonambi refused to shake hands after the match and these two do have history, e.g. here from November at Twickenham:

[–] FerNZA@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they have a history. I don’t really know about that.

All I am saying is that we don’t really is that word. If he did it would be very deliberate as he would need to remember or plan to use it in that way. Or he could have picked it up in the URC while touring over there.

I just think the easiest explanation is the language and misinterpretation of it.

Not very sportsmanlike from him to refuse to shake hands if that is true.

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

I do think you're right and this is probably a press-fuelled nothing story. Curry was very low key about it (briefly mentioned it to the ref and wouldn't talk about it after the game) and it's most likely there's no-one in the wrong, aside from those responsible in the press and the social media morons abusing everyone involved.

The shaking hands thing I got from the news reports so I can't be sure on that point.