Racism row at the Rugby World Cup
There is a racism row in the rugby WC after England's Tom Curry told the ref that a black South African player called him a 'white c***'.'
I've seen the vid and this is probably not true. The thing is that South African rugby players speak in Afrikaans on the pitch instead of English, so the other team don't know their tactics. I'm reliably informed that 'wit kant,' (vit kont) means 'white side' in Afrikaans. So I genuinely think it was a misunderstanding.
On social media, a South African I follow pointed this out and I agreed with him. He then said that Curry's pause before complaining looked suspicious (why?). I agreed that it was probably a misunderstanding but also said that Curry was known as a decent guy and an honest player. I then got dogpiled by a hoard of angry Saffers determined to let me know that Curry was an evil Englishman and wasn't a decent guy because he 'lied' to the ref.
My final comment was: "What rhymes with the Afrikaans word for 'side' that describes most South Africans replying to me?"
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I've seen the vid and this is probably not true. The thing is that South African rugby players speak in Afrikaans on the pitch instead of English, so the other team don't know their tactics. I'm reliably informed that 'wit kant,' (vit kont) means 'white side' in Afrikaans. So I genuinely think it was a misunderstanding.
On social media, a South African I follow pointed this out and I agreed with him. He then said that Curry's pause before complaining looked suspicious (why?). I agreed that it was probably a misunderstanding but also said that Curry was known as a decent guy and an honest player. I then got dogpiled by a hoard of angry Saffers determined to let me know that Curry was an evil Englishman and wasn't a decent guy because he 'lied' to the ref.
My final comment was: "What rhymes with the Afrikaans word for 'side' that describes most South Africans replying to me?"
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41-45, M
