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RWC SF: England v Springboks

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  • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

    Perhaps there's an innocent explanation. Be good to have cleared up though, rather than fester.

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    @Victor-Meldrew

    Would Mnobambi be a natural Afrikaans speaker?

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      @Victor-Meldrew

      Would Mnobambi be a natural Afrikaans speaker?

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      @Catogrande given most of the Bok forwards are Afrikaners, he’s probably speaking Afrikaans a lot of the time to them so they understand 😬

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        @Catogrande given most of the Bok forwards are Afrikaners, he’s probably speaking Afrikaans a lot of the time to them so they understand 😬

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        @stodders said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

        @Catogrande given most of the Bok forwards are Afrikaners, he’s probably speaking Afrikaans a lot of the time to them so they understand 😬

        Would be useful when playing Scotland too.

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          https://giphy.com/gifs/bigbrother-awkward-big-brother-5w29IggBPHgiZjnwvv

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            @Victor-Meldrew

            Would Mnobambi be a natural Afrikaans speaker?

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            @Catogrande

            According to Twitter, yes.

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            • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

              @Catogrande

              According to Twitter, yes.

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              @Victor-Meldrew is that South African Twitter/X? 😬

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                @Victor-Meldrew is that South African Twitter/X? 😬

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                @stodders said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

                @Victor-Meldrew is that South African Twitter/X? 😬

                In dark mode.

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                  Imagine this is your captain. Shithousery really cost them in this match. Awful choice of captain.

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                  • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

                    Perhaps there's an innocent explanation. Be good to have cleared up though, rather than fester.

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                    @Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

                    Perhaps there's an innocent explanation. Be good to have cleared up though, rather than fester.

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                    That translation makes no sense "oi you white side" yup totally normal thing to say.

                    If they have it on a mic they can check it otherwise it's their words against eachother.

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                      @Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

                      Perhaps there's an innocent explanation. Be good to have cleared up though, rather than fester.

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                      That translation makes no sense "oi you white side" yup totally normal thing to say.

                      If they have it on a mic they can check it otherwise it's their words against eachother.

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                      @mooshld

                      No, but you can imagine a context where "wit kant" could be used - e.g, having a pop after contesting a breakdown - "You're the white side/jou die wit kant"

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                        Hope we get Wayne again.

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                        • S stodders

                          @Victor-Meldrew it is out now. It has to be investigated. If Curry made it up, he needs to be banned for sullying Mbonambi’s reputation.

                          World rugby can’t do nothing.

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                          @stodders said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

                          World rugby can’t do nothing.

                          Oh I think they can, and they often do. Nothing, that is.

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                          • Victor MeldrewV Victor Meldrew

                            Needs investigating and a ban if true. Ditto a false allegation. Some things shouldn't be left on the park

                            https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/22/tom-curry-south-africa-bongi-mbonambi-racism-accusations/

                            England flanker Tom Curry alleged to referee Ben O’Keeffe that South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi called him a “white c---” during the Springboks’ World Cup semi-final victory.

                            The incident occurred just before the half-hour mark with England leading 9-3 as Curry approached O’Keeffe, the New Zealand official.

                            On the referee’s microphone, Curry can be clearly heard asking, “Sir, Sir, if their hooker calls me a white c--- what do I do?”

                            O’Keeffe replies: “Nothing please.” He then adds “I will be on it” although it is not clear if this in reference to Curry’s complaint, but he takes no action against Mbonambi. There is no audible evidence of Mbonambi’s alleged abuse.

                            After the final whistle, Mbonambi refused to shake Curry’s hand.

                            Following the game the Sale Sharks openside was asked if Mbonambi said something he should not have, he replied, “yeah” but would not confirm the exact details. “It does not need to be talked about.”

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                            @Victor-Meldrew said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

                            England flanker Tom Curry alleged to referee Ben O’Keeffe that South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi called him a “Fern poster” during the Springboks’ World Cup semi-final victory.

                            The incident occurred just before the half-hour mark with England leading 9-3 as Curry approached O’Keeffe, the New Zealand official.

                            On the referee’s microphone, Curry can be clearly heard asking, “Sir, Sir, if their hooker calls me a Fern Poster, what do I do?”

                            O’Keeffe replies: “Nothing please.” He then adds “I will be on it, you fluffybunny” although it is not clear if this in reference to Curry’s complaint, but he takes no action against Mbonambi. There is no audible evidence of Mbonambi’s alleged abuse.

                            After the final whistle, Mbonambi refused to shake Curry’s hand.

                            Following the game the Sale Sharks openside was asked if Mbonambi said something he should not have, he replied, “yeah” but would not confirm the exact details. “It does not need to be talked about. But I bet there's a thousand word thread on the Fern about it.”

                            FIFY.

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                            • BonesB Bones

                              Who's ever heard of a white curry anyway

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                              @Bones said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

                              Who's ever heard of a white curry anyway

                              https://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/white-curry/

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                              • BonesB Bones

                                Hope we get Wayne again.

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                                @Bones Granted.

                                https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/22/wayne-barnes-referee-world-cup-final-all-blacks-springboks/

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                                  @Bones Granted.

                                  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/22/wayne-barnes-referee-world-cup-final-all-blacks-springboks/

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                                  @stodders said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

                                  @Bones Granted.

                                  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2023/10/22/wayne-barnes-referee-world-cup-final-all-blacks-springboks/

                                  Exclusive: it is believed that Wayne Barnes always looks 90 degrees away to the left of forward passes even if he accidentally points to them.

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                                    Absolute dickhead behaviour from Willie Le Roux on the final whistle yesterday. Good thing BOK was there to restore order straight away or else things could have got very ugly quickly.

                                    https://twitter.com/jaredwright17/status/1716139992202801392

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                                      2 things:

                                      1. I just read that England kicked away 93% of their possession - that's insane, even after watching it
                                      2. I see Pollard got MOM - wonder of that's the first time a reserve has won that accolade in a RWC knockout game? Maybe an injury-replacement at some point, but surely not a tactical sub?
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                                      • sparkyS sparky

                                        Absolute dickhead behaviour from Willie Le Roux on the final whistle yesterday. Good thing BOK was there to restore order straight away or else things could have got very ugly quickly.

                                        https://twitter.com/jaredwright17/status/1716139992202801392

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                                        @sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:

                                        Absolute dickhead behaviour from Willie Le Roux on the final whistle yesterday. Good thing BOK was there to restore order straight away or else things could have got very ugly quickly.

                                        https://twitter.com/jaredwright17/status/1716139992202801392

                                        What an utter knob jockey

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                                          A simple 'good luck in the bronze game' with a Farrell smirk would've been better

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