Bongi Mbonambi is heard speaking Afrikaans in a new viral video.
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‘Wit kant saga’: Bongi Mbonambi speaks fluent Afrikaans in viral clip [watch]
Springbok Bongi Mbonambi proved he’s no stranger to Afrikaans after his reported play call was mistaken for a racial slur by Tom Curry.
Bongi Mbonambi is heard speaking Afrikaans in a new viral video.
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A clip of Springbok Bongi Mbonambi speaking fluent Afrikaans – the language he is believed to have communicated in when Tom Curry allegedly misheard him – has gone viral.
Last weekend, the English flanker accused the SA hooker of racially abusing him by calling him a “white c**t.” This, allegedly during the Boks semi-final clash against England.
Mbonambi is currently under investigation by World Rugby over the allegation.
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BONGI MBONAMBI SPEAKS AFRIKAANS IN VIRAL VIDEO
In the clip, Bongi Mbonambi, who was born in the Free State, is heard speaking Afrikaans in a media briefing.
The 32-year-old is seen seated between Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber and SA Rugby director Rassie Erasmus.
Bongi jokes about answering in Afrikaans, which he mixes with English, as he responds: “My Afrikaans bundles is ‘n bietjie op.”
‘WIT KANT’ OR ‘WHITE C**T?
According to a complaint filed by Tom Curry, Bongi Mbonambi is accused of calling the English player a “white c**t.”
However, South Africans believe that Bongi was likely communicating with his teammates in Afrikaans.
According to social media users, Curry misheard Mbonambi saying the words “wit kant” or “wyd kant,” which mean white side [for England] or wide side, respectively.
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Other probable phrases he could have heard are:
Watter kant?: “Which side?”
Watse kant? : “What side”
On kant: “Offside”
Mbonambi is familiar with speaking Afrikaans after attending schools in Pretoria, now Tswane, and playing for the Blue Bulls rugby club in the Western Cape.
‘WIE SE KANT’?
In another clip, Bongi Mbonambi can be heard using the Afrikaans word “kant” during the SA vs England semi-final game.
“Wie se kant?” – translated as “Which side?” – he yells to his fellow Springboks squad.
