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England insist Tom Curry is ready for Friday’s World Cup bronze final as squad and management rally around the flanker caught in a racism storm baccarat
World Rugby is investigating an allegation made by Curry that he was racially abused by South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi in the first half of Saturday’s semi-final defeat baccarat
Curry claimed to referee Ben O’Keeffe that he was called a “white c***” by Mbonambi and, after a complaint made by the Rugby baccarat Football Union, audio and video footage is being examined for evidence baccarat
If the 25-year-old is picked against Argentina on Friday night it will be his 50th cap and attack coach Richard Wigglesworth is confident the alleged incident will not be a disruption as England prepare to sign off their World Cup baccarat
“Tom is good baccarat
I know players will have got around him baccarat
Steve and the management team have been all over it baccarat
I’m sure he’s getting every bit of support that he needs,” Wigglesworth said baccarat
“I’m not sure you can ever put yourself in those shoes and know that feeling baccarat
What I do know is he’s an impressive young man who, if selected on Friday, will pour everything into that England shirt as he has done on the previous 49 occasions baccarat
“It will be dealt with by World Rugby baccarat
We get stuck into our prep for Argentina baccarat
The process is the process and we have no knowledge of how long that will go on for or the outcome, but we have to get ready for Argentina baccarat
“Every week there is always some sort of thing you could be distracted by baccarat
It’s international rugby, there’s a lot you could be distracted by baccarat
You want to be in situations where there are distractions baccarat
“This distraction is different, but it’s still noise that isn’t about Friday night, our prep and our desire to finish in the right way baccarat
“World Rugby has been pretty vocal in following up things in the past and they need to do the same again baccarat
”Tom is good baccarat
I know players will have got around him baccarat
Steve and the management team have been all over itRichard WigglesworthWigglesworth’s words were echoed by Ben Earl, England’s player of the World Cup who started the last two matches in the same back row as the Sale openside baccarat
“Tom’s a brilliant team-mate, a brilliant friend of mine baccarat
He’s also an incredibly resilient guy,” Earl said baccarat
“He gives his all for the team and I know he’s going to be doing that this weekend baccarat
I hope it all gets resolved very quickly baccarat
”Wigglesworth was unable to shed any light on a report that defence coach Kevin Sinfield will leave England after the World Cup by mutual consent baccarat
England’s defence has improved markedly during the tournament in France and they only conceded one try to world champions South Africa baccarat
“There’s nothing that I’ve been aware of from Kevin, so it’s a hard one to comment on because it’s not me who the story is about,” Wigglesworth said baccarat
“Hopefully there’s not much in it baccarat
I’m sure that post-World Cup and down the line we’ll find out if there is baccarat
“He’s a close ally of mine from Leicester baccarat
We were two guys who lived away from the club so we travelled and stayed over baccarat
“I spent a lot of time with him, and even more time with him through this whole process baccarat
“I’m very close to him so I’m probably incredibly biased about what Kev brings but I’m sure the lads in the environment will tell you that he gives absolutely everything baccarat
“He’s had a big impact on individuals and gives up a lot of his time to help baccarat
We know he’s that sort of person and he’s done an exceptional job of doing it baccarat
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Rugby World Cup-winning sides are often defined by their captain, as teams become a reflection of their skipper baccarat
Only eight men have worn the metaphorical armband and lifted the Webb Ellis Cup, with each of them going down in history as an all-time great baccarat
From Francois Pienaar receiving the trophy from Nelson Mandela in 1995 to John Eales defining an Australian dynasty in 1999, through Martin Johnson dragging England to 2003 glory as the only northern hemisphere side to triumph and Richie McCaw’s place as probably the greatest of all, the only two-time winning captain in 2011 and 2015 – these men have led from the front to cement their status as legends baccarat
Saturday’s final baccarat between New Zealand and South Africa at the Stade de France offers another opportunity for two men to enhance their legacies but this particular match-up provides a fascinating contrast baccarat
On one side, Siya Kolisi stands in the traditional mould of inspirational leaders baccarat
His story, rising from poverty in the South African townships to become the Springboks’ first Black captain – in some ways, a huge burden to bear – is both remarkable and distinct from his predecessors baccarat
Yet the aura he has and the love and respect he garners is very much in line with McCaw, Johnson, Eales or the two other South African men to skipper a World Cup-winning side, Pienaar and 2007 captain John Smit baccarat
He made history as the first Black captain to win a World Cup four years ago and should he match McCaw by winning a second in Paris, there will be a legitimate claim to call him the greatest skipper of all time baccarat
Certainly, he engenders adoration in South Africa and adulation from the entire rugby world – it is almost impossible to sit in a press conference with him and not be impressed by Kolisi the orator and Siya the man, while he is also a titan on the field baccarat
"Siya transcends the game of rugby – he’s a symbol of hope for so many,” explains ex-Springbok prop and World Cup winner Tendai Mtawarira baccarat
“He came from nothing and became somebody iconic in the public eye baccarat
He means so much for South Africa baccarat
”Siya Kolisi became the first Black captain to win the men’s Rugby World Cup (Reuters)Yet the man he will shake hands with at the coin toss on Saturday and who will walk his team out less than a metre away has often provoked a very different reaction baccarat
Fairly or unfairly, Sam Cane has never captured the hearts of the New Zealand public in the same way that Kolisi has in South Africa baccarat
He’s largely unloved rather than beloved baccarat
And frankly, it’s not really his fault baccarat
His only real crime is that he’s not Richie McCaw but arguably the greatest player and certainly the greatest captain of all time is an unreasonably high bar to clear baccarat
Cane is an exceptional rugby player baccarat
He would have to be, because you don’t make more than 90 appearances in the All Blacks back row without being incredible, but the often prevailing opinion from supporters was summed up in an on-pitch comment by Ireland flanker/wind-up merchant Peter O’Mahony during the Test series baccarat between the sides last summer – “you’re just a s*** Richie McCaw”, yelled O’Mahony to the flanker baccarat
Sam Cane, left, will try to lead the All Blacks to a fourth World Cup title (Reuters)Cane became New Zealand’s starting No 7 when McCaw retired after the 2015 World Cup and assumed the captaincy upon Kieran Read’s departure following the tournament four years later baccarat
Following in the footsteps of McCaw, who had captained the All Blacks in 110 Tests, winning a ludicrous 97 of them, was an impossible job and he, along with coach Ian Foster, became a fall guy as performance levels and world ranking dropped during this current World Cup cycle baccarat
There were regular debates about whether Cane deserved a place in New Zealand’s best starting XV, let alone as skipper, and when he was injured during the warm-up of the World Cup opener against France, many on social media rejoiced as they felt the team was stronger with Dalton Papali’i promoted to the run-on side instead baccarat
It’s worth noting that France won that game, handing the All Blacks their only loss of the tournament so far baccarat
Now, they’re in a final and Cane was immense in both the quarter-final and semi-final victories baccarat
He may not have the raw athleticism of Papali’i but his work ethic, engine, grit, breakdown tenacity and dogged defence perfectly complement the skillsets of back-row teammates Shannon Frizell and Ardie Savea baccarat
In the narrow quarter-final win over Ireland, Cane topped the tackle charts with 22 and earned a number of timely turnovers in perhaps the performance of his career, while he has a brilliant 94 per cent tackle success rate across the tournament as a whole baccarat
“I think, personally, Sam is made for these sorts of Test matches, in the tough Test matches he does a great job,” said head coach Foster after the Ireland win baccarat
Kolisi and Cane will collide again in the World Cup final (Getty Images)Forwards coach Jason Ryan expanded on Cane’s role in the build-up to the final baccarat
“Sam has really grown as a captain,” said Ryan baccarat
“He has really fronted in the last couple of weeks on the field baccarat
He has good conversations and he has a phenomenal leadership group around him as well which is an important part of it baccarat
”He may never enjoy the unconditional love that his opposing skipper on Saturday does but becoming just the third All Black, after McCaw and 1987 winner David Kirk, to lift the Webb Ellis Cup would silence a lot of doubters baccarat
Kolisi and Cane have taken different paths to reach this point but when they step onto the Stade de France turf for the Rugby World Cup final, both are playing for the same legendary status baccarat
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