New Footage Shows Reason for Altercation After Full Time in England v South Africa
After full time in the England v. South Africa game, new video reveals the cause of the altercation.

‘Niggle’ and Willie Le Roux
Rugby played that day was played in a new manner, and there was frequent friction between the teams. As a result of Tom Curry’s accusations of racism against Boks hooker Bongi Mbonambi and Owen Farrell’s blatant annoyance with referee Ben O’Keeffe, this game was tense for the most of its 80 minutes.
With only a few seconds left, South Africa managed to win despite all odds thanks to an England knock-on at the halfway point. The England players, who had appeared to be capable of pulling off the unbelievable, received one of the all-time sprays from South African substitute fullback Willie Le Rou while some Boks collapsed to their knees.
Le Roux was seen selecting out several England players when the referee blew the final whistle in footage from a spidercam, and to put it gently, he was giving it plenty. The England players were not going to take Le Roux’s behavior lying down after their team, which was a huge underdog, just lost one of the biggest games of their careers in overtime. The outcome was a lot of jersey snatching and some obviously coarse language spoken by the participants.
Ox Nche and Ben O’Keeffe
Although the phrase “rugby values” is dreadfully overused in the game, Le Roux’s actions were clearly excessive and devalued what had otherwise been an exciting semifinal. While all of this was going on, Ox Nche was seen thanking the refereeing crew and shaking Ben O’Keeffe’s hand. While most people found Le Roux’s behavior to be completely needless, some on social media believed it to be payback for players like Ben Earl and Maro Itoje’s excessive celebration of tiny game situations. They still have something from their time at the Saracens.
Who could forget Maro Itoje’s dancing in this year’s Grand Slam championship match at the Aviva