Owen Farrell hits out at Tom Curry critics

England are furious that Curry has been targeted online for claiming to referee Ben O’Keeffe that he had been racially abused.

HITTING OUT: England captain Owen Farrell during press conference at the INSEP in Paris. Photo credit: Adam Davy/PA Wire.

Owen Farrell has condemned the online vilification of Tom Curry after the England flanker alleged he was racially abused in Saturday’s World Cup semi-final defeat by South Africa.

England are furious that Curry has been targeted online for claiming to referee Ben O’Keeffe that he had been called a “white c***” by Springboks hooker Bongi Mbonambi.