The sides clash in the Rugby World Cup final this weekend.
The English Rugby Football Union have said they are "deeply disappointed" in World Rugby's decision to close its investigation into the alleged racist slur directed at Tom Curry by Mbongeni Mbonambi due to insufficient evidence. English back-rower Curry claimed to referee Ben O’Keeffe in the second quarter of England’s World Cup semi-final defeat by South Africa on Saturday that he had been called a “white c***” by Springboks hooker Mbonambi.
World Rugby began looking into the incident on Monday having received an official complaint from the RFU. “Any allegation of discrimination is taken extremely seriously by World Rugby, warranting a thorough investigation,” a World Rugby statement read. “Having considered all the available evidence, including match footage, audio and evidence from both teams, the governing body has determined that there is insufficient evidence at this time to proceed with charges.
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