Tom Curry's club Sale Sharks condemn the 'disgusting abuse' and backlash the flanker's received since alleging South Africa star Bongi Mbonambi called him a 'white ****' in England's World Cup semi-fi

Sale Sharks have hit out at the 'disgusting abuse' directed at Tom Curry on social media after he was allegedly racially abused in Saturday's World Cup semi-final against South Africa. 'Sale Sharks' owners, players, coaches and staff are absolutely appalled by the nature and level of disgusting abuse directed at Tom Curry and his family in relation to an incident in the England v South Africa World Cup semi-final,' Sale Sharks wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Everyone at the… pic.twitter.com/f2faQg5KHb — Sale Sharks 🦈 October 25, 2023 Sale Sharks defended Tom Curry and called the online abuse towards him 'disgusting' Curry said that South Africa's Bongi Mbonambi called him a 'white c***' in the semi-final Sale's director of rugby Alex Sanderson told the Telegraph: 'I don't understand how what someone does on the rugby field causes them to receive threats. Mbonambi played the full 80 minutes at No 2 for the Springboks' win on Saturday Supporters suggested he was saying 'wit kant', which translates in Afrikaans as 'white side' 'We can confirm that we are formally reviewing the allegation made by England's Tom Curry in relation to the use of discriminatory language during the England versus South Africa Rugby World Cup 2023 semi-final on Saturday.