RWC SF: England v Springboks
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@Catogrande said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@OomPB said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Smuts so your dad was a Bek fluitjie.
Ref?
Nee - n ou man van Die Plek.*
No - an old boy of Wilgenhof (the Stellenbosch residence run for years by Doc Craven. Notorious for its rugby and lunacy.)
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@Catogrande Doc Craven was head of Wilgenhof , Maties (university Stellenbosch)boarding school for ages. Their nickname was "Bek fluitjies" When students walk/run past Wilgenhof they shout Bek Fluitjies and if get caught its goodbye.
with the help of my son
Harmonica? = bek fluitjie.
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The RFU have put out a statement saying that they are “deeply disappointed with World Rugby’s decision.”
https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/rfu-statement-tom-curry-october-2023
The RFU are effectively accusing World Rugby of not taking racist abuse seriously and not doing due diligence.
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@sparky said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
The RFU have put out a statement saying that they are “deeply disappointed with World Rugby’s decision.”
https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/rfu-statement-tom-curry-october-2023
The RFU are effectively accusing World Rugby of not taking racist abuse seriously and not doing due diligence.
My first thoughts were that WR have handled the whole thing sensibly, but for the RFU to break ranks makes me wonder about due process. Clearly they feel that this has not been given a fair assessment. No idea if they are wrong or right and one assumes they have more intel on this than us punters, but some clarity from WR around the process would help clear things up.
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@Catogrande RFU alleging that Mbonambi is a repeat offender. Ooer
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@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
No due process, repeat accusation, can only imagine the gnashing of teeth if the accusation had been the other way around. The abuse Tom Curry has received online is shameful
I have tried to stay away from this topic.
But Tom Curry receiving online abuse is shameful and cannot be condoned under any circumstances.Equally, the RFU doubling down on the claim of racist behaviour from Bongi when a WR investigation over 5 days and many independent pundit evaluations point to Curry most likely misinterpreting Afrikaans is absolutely shameful too. In my view that RFU statement is disgraceful for that part.
For context, South Africans are extremely sensitive to racist behaviour which carries all sorts of penalties.
Equally, a false claim of racist behaviour against someone can also land you with jail time in SA. -
Not likely.
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@Billy-Webb said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
@Dodge said in RWC SF: England v Springboks:
No due process, repeat accusation, can only imagine the gnashing of teeth if the accusation had been the other way around. The abuse Tom Curry has received online is shameful
I have tried to stay away from this topic.
But Tom Curry receiving online abuse is shameful and cannot be condoned under any circumstances.Equally, the RFU doubling down on the claim of racist behaviour from Bongi when a WR investigation over 5 days and many independent pundit evaluations point to Curry most likely misinterpreting Afrikaans is absolutely shameful too. In my view that RFU statement is disgraceful for that part.
For context, South Africans are extremely sensitive to racist behaviour which carries all sorts of penalties.
Equally, a false claim of racist behaviour against someone can also land you with jail time in SA.Tbf, unless there is absolutely smoking gun proof there is no way WR is going to discipline a player for this days before the final. It has absolute shit storm written all over it. For obvious reasons. Too hard basket and definitely not the kind of press they want.
