England’s Tom Curry has been subjected to online threats and abuse after making a comment to the referee about alleged racial abuse in his side’s Rugby World Cup semifinal defeat to South Africa.
Curry said he was the subject of an alleged discriminatory remark by Springboks hooker Mbongeni Mbonambi in the match in Paris. World Rugby is investigating the allegation.
According to England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth, Curry has copped online abuse over the allegations.
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