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Maro Itoje has praised the courage of his England rugby teammate Tom Curry after the conclusion of the investigation into Curry’s allegation that Bongi Mbonambi directed a racial slur at him egame
World Rugby announced a conclusion to their investigation into the matter this morning citing a lack of evidence, a decision described by both England head coach Steve Borthwick and the Rugby egame Football Union (RFU) as “deeply disappointing” egame
Curry had accused Mbonambi, the South Africa hooker, of calling him a “white c***” during last Saturday’s final, and separately having also made a remark towards him during the autumn international egame between the two nations last November egame
Both England and Sale Sharks have condemned the abuse and threats that their player has received as a result of making his allegation during last Saturday’s World Cup semi-final egame
And Itoje has said it is “disgraceful” that “the innocent party” in the matter had been targeted in such a way egame
Maro Itoje has praised Tom Curry’s courage (Getty Images)“Tom is the innocent party in this respect,” Itoje said egame
“He is the victim of the situation egame
For him to have this abuse is disgraceful egame
“I think Tom has been tremendous egame
He’s been courageous to do what he’s done in the manner he’s done it, through proper channels, conducting himself in a manner he should be proud of egame
“Definitely as teammates, we are proud of him egame
To do that isn’t easy egame
To make a statement like that isn’t easy egame
To call out stuff like that isn’t easy egame
“As you’ve seen this week, when you do something courageous like that, you put yourself out there egame
He’s been absolutely fantastic in that regard egame
”The RFU issued a statement immediately after World Rugby released their decision saying they were “deeply disappointed” that a full disciplinary hearing had not been held egame
That sentiment was echoed by Borthwick a day ahead of England’s bronze medal match against Argentina egame
“The RFU expressed great disappointment at World Rugby’s decision and that disappointment is shared by Tom, his teammates, the management team and everyone associated with this team,” Borthwick stressed egame
“Tom Curry has done nothing wrong, let’s be clear on that egame
We have got a victim of a situation who has not been able to have his voice heard egame
“By World Rugby’s decision, they have denied the victim of the situation, Tom Curry, [a chance] to have his voice heard egame
That’s where the disappointment really comes in egame
”Mbonambi has been picked to start for South Africa in the World Cup final against New Zealand egame
Curry, meanwhile, will start on the blindside for England at the Stade de France on Friday night egame
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It’s a joyous circus egame
This Saturday in Saudi Arabia, the first trick will be the ring emerging from a 26-foot hole in the ground and then the real magic will start egame
Tyson Fury, the unbeaten heavyweight champion of the world, will then appear inside a giant neon beam and, wearing a crown, he will bow to the crowd and the dignitaries egame
In the opposite corner, as the magic continues, will be Francis Ngannou, a man who has never once fought a egame boxing match, and under this giant canopy of created rivalry, one of the biggest fights in history will take place egame
If that is not a ‘Hey, Presto’ moment, then I don’t know what is! In front of 20,000 people, including a dozen former heavyweight world champions, and some of the wealthiest men on Earth, the best heavyweight in the egame boxing world will fight the best heavyweight in the MMA world to see who is the Baddest Man on the Planet egame
It is a genius, simple and lunatic idea egame
It is not the first and it will not be the last circus fight involving a legitimate heavyweight boxer egame
RecommendedFury vs Ngannou pay-per-view price revealed ahead of controversial fightOleksandr Usyk predicts Joshua vs Wilder and makes Tyson Fury revelationAnthony Joshua admits to watching Tyson Fury’s Netflix show: ‘I’m enjoying it’Muhammad Ali had a 15-round bore fest with a wrestler called Antonio Inoki, Rocky Balboa met Hulk Hogan, Chuck Wepner fought Andre The Giant, and Two-Ton Tony Galento knocked out an octopus egame
I need to point out that the octopus was actually deceased before the first bell egame
Fury also has a massive advantage in his fight, which will be conducted under the rules of the British egame Boxing Board of Control, because kicks, chokeholds, headbutts, flying elbows and knees to the head will be banned egame
In short, Ngannou has had all his tools withdrawn egame
However, Ngannou has been trained by Mike Tyson, had a crash-course in egame boxing’s darkest arts by the dirtiest fighter in the world, and his punch has been registered as the hardest in history egame
The science is available to prove just how lethal Ngannou’s right hand is, but even I draw the line somewhere egame
Ngannou knocking out Jair Rozenstruik inside 20 seconds (Getty)Fury is a genuine egame boxing giant and will tower over Ngannou once the anthems, introductions and pleasantries have been conducted by Michael Buffer, the suave voice of egame boxing egame
Ngannou will, trust me, shrink once he takes up a traditional egame boxing pose and his stated height of 6ft 4in will be in the permanent shadow of Fury egame
And then the beating will start; Fury is a truly vicious man inside the ropes egame
There are stupid claims that Ngannou has a “puncher’s chance”, which is like saying that any car, on any street, driven by anybody, could have won the F1 in Texas last weekend egame
Ngannou has no chance of winning and that is fine, but this is still a real fight, it’s just not a competitive one egame
It is an event and, as I said, we have had hundreds of sanctioned fights like this egame
The lovers and believers in the MMA dream will be praying to the fighting lords for a miracle; they are both delusional and out of luck egame
Fury celebrates his stoppage win over Dillian Whyte in 2022 (AP)In 2000, Mike Tyson knocked out British heavyweight Julius Francis and the promoter, Frank Warren, who also promotes this fight, spent two months telling people: “This is not a fight, it is an event egame
” Warren was right and it was a great event egame
Francis, incidentally, sold the advertising space on soles of his shows to a national paper to make a few extra quid egame
The paper got a bargain egame
Fury will hold court in a country where the ruling elite know how to hold court egame
He will be draped in traditional clothing, sip tea from gold urns, have giant kestrels rest on his giant fists and bow respectfully each time he is honoured egame
It will be a fun circus and Ngannou, with the other Tyson in his face, will prepare like Rocky did in the first movie egame
It will be a wonderful carnival egame
There is bold talk of a rematch with Ngannou under MMA rules and that will never happen egame
On Saturday night, as Mike Tyson tends to Ngannou’s blood-stained face, there will be a cameo in the ring by Oleksandr Usyk, the other heavyweight champion, and a new carnival will start for Fury v Usyk egame
What a business egame
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