PRESLES COURCELLES, France ¨C South Africa tried to dampen down the controversy around alleged discriminatory behavior and verbal abuse by hooker Bongi Mbonambi, cutting off questions about World Rugby¡¯s investigation at a news conference on Monday.
World Rugby is formally reviewing the allegation that Mbonambi directed a racial slur at England¡¯s Tom Curry in Saturday¡¯s semifinal, where South Africa secured a 16-15 win to set up a final against New Zealand.
South Africa sent scrum coach Dan Human and two locks, Jean Kleyn and Marvin Orie, who are unlikely to feature in Saturday¡¯s decider at the Stade de France, to answer questions in Monday¡¯s news conference, and none would be drawn on the allegations against Mbonambi.
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