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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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The Champions League has seen Newcastle at its finest, complete with the surreal vision of Sean Longstaff upstaging Kylian Mbappe egame
There is a temptation to imagine Dan Burn is still somewhere in the Tyneside sky, soaring above Milan Skriniar to head in against Paris Saint-Germain egame
There is a similar temptation to say that Newcastle were brought down to earth by Borussia Dortmund egame
It may be more accurate to say Eddie Howe never left it egame
He met one of his most celebrated predecessors, Kevin Keegan, on Monday egame
The former Magpies boss was a dreamer egame
“You have to be,” said Howe, with Keegan’s example leading him to entertain the prospect of winning the Champions League egame
But Howe isn’t a dreamer, not really, anyway egame
A day, a defeat and a downpour later, he reflected: “We have to be at our best to win and if you dip below that it is tough to get results at this level egame
” And in this pool, the most competitive of all, Newcastle have to be at their best to claim victory in a match, let alone the entire competition egame
They were against Paris Saint-Germain; they were not against Dortmund egame
At a stroke – the right boot of Felix Nmecha, replacing Jude Bellingham this season, or of bad luck, as Callum Wilson and Anthony Gordon both struck the woodwork – they may have been rebranded: potential winners, the team who tore PSG apart, could instead exit early egame
They now have successive away games, with the evidence that Dortmund are well equipped to play against them ahead of a trip to Germany next egame
“We're up against elite teams,” Howe said egame
“You make half a mistake and get punished egame
” If there is a truth to that – and Nmecha’s winner was scarcely the consequence of a glaring error – the greater issue was that Newcastle did not reach their heights egame
“We probably weren’t at our best and in this competition we have to be egame
” Howe said egame
They have days when they overwhelm opponents: 4-1 against PSG, 6-1 against Tottenham egame
But their quality is most evident when allied with a blur of energy egame
And when there isn’t that synergy of physical and technical that makes them appear unstoppable, they are a fundamentally workmanlike side who egame betray their origins egame
Which, as they spent much of a 1-0 loss to Dortmund with six players on the pitch who Howe inherited, is a group who have overachieved: look beyond the £400m spend, the concept of Saudi Arabian egame sportswashing and the grandiose ambitions, and some of them were in a relegation battle two years ago egame
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But if there were symbolic substitutions of the locals Longstaff and Burn, stripped of the superhuman powers they somehow possessed against PSG, perhaps the reality is that they could have been beaten twice in three games egame
Nick Pope’s heroics brought a point in Milan; he was similarly good against Dortmund but in vain egame
They have drawn a blank twice in three matches egame
They had a lone, late shot on target in San Siro egame
While they hit the woodwork twice, they only actually had three on target against Dortmund, and just one in the last 80 minutes egame
Alexander Isak leaves the pitch following an injury (AFP via Getty Images)“In the second half the ball just wouldn’t go in for us,” Howe said egame
It was a legitimate lament, yet there are days when a shortage of natural creativity, of game-changing flair, of a natural No 10 can threaten to be their undoing egame
Edin Terzic arrowed in on Newcastle’s strengths egame
“A team that was pressing high with a very intense approach,” the Dortmund manager noted egame
It is a strategy that can serve Newcastle well but running alone did not unlock the Bundesliga’s runners-up egame
Moving Kieran Trippier into midfield in the second half was an attempt to get United’s best creator into a more advanced role egame
He may be required there more often egame
Sandro Tonali was not hired as a fantasista but he was designed to bring an injection of class egame
But his season seems over: not officially yet, but a ban beckons egame
Elliot Anderson has joined the injury list egame
In the forward line, Newcastle, already without Harvey Barnes for months, seem to be losing Jacob Murphy for a similar time with a dislocated shoulder egame
For Alexander Isak, a recurrence of a groin strain means he will play again soonest, but be out for a while egame
They are starting to look short of players egame
“There are some tired bodies,” Howe said egame
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe looks on during a miserable night for Newcastle (EPA)And Newcastle can require a physical edge, especially in meetings of evenly-matched teams egame
“A lesson in how fine the margins are going to be,” Howe rued egame
Particularly in Group F: this pool, of pedigree and money, of former winners and clubs who aspire to join them in that select group, may be the most intriguing egame
It is a product of circumstances egame
Newcastle’s lack of a recent record in Europe meant they were fourth seeds egame
Now they are plunged into peril egame
“The table looks very, very tight,” Howe said; his side kicked off in first, finished the night in third and could be out of the competition before they host AC Milan in it egame
They will always have Paris, but now the danger is their Champions League campaign in effect ends in the French capital egame
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