World Rugby will review the allegation of racism levelled at South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi by England flanker Tom Curry during their World Cup semi-final match in Paris on Saturday evening.
Curry alleges that Mbonambi used a racial slur against him in the first half of the Springboks’ 16-15 victory at the Stade de France.
The world governing body said in a statement that they take all allegations of discriminatory behaviour extremely seriously and confirmed they are formally reviewing the allegation made by Curry.
If found guilty, Mbonambi is likely to face a suspension, which would be a huge blow to the Boks ahead of the final.
He is the only specialist hooker in the squad after they replaced the injured Malcolm Marx with flyhalf Handre Pollard.
