{"id":340875,"date":"2023-10-22T01:15:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T01:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=340875"},"modified":"2023-10-22T03:03:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T03:03:03","slug":"springboks-stars-classy-response-to-death-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=340875","title":{"rendered":"Springboks star's classy response to death threat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Springboks halfback Cobus Reinach has given an incredibly gracious response to the death threat he received from an angry France fan on social media.<\/a><\/p>\n

\ufeff<\/em>Reinach on Sunday (AEDT) spoke to reporters for the first time since the incident and following South Africa's dramatic 16-15 semi-final win over England in Paris.<\/a><\/p>\n

The disgusting Twitter threat \ufeffwas delivered to Reinach following South Africa's equally tense 29-28 quarter-final victory over World Cup hosts France.<\/p>\n

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\"Cobus<\/p>\n

It was exposed by \ufeffSouth Africa's director of rugby Rassie Erasmus and the individual also threatened Reinach's son.<\/p>\n

The Springboks referred the matter to French authorities.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"We've got a strong group, a strong squad and we're all there for each other if bad stuff happens to individuals," Reinach said.<\/p>\n

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"Let's say there is a lot of worse stuff happening to other players at the moment which we keep in the group, where we feel safe to share our problems.<\/p>\n

"It was someone stupid doing something stupid when he was emotional. Let him go."<\/p>\n

The defending champion Springboks will meet the All Blacks on Sunday (AEDT) in a mouthwatering final at Stade de France.\ufeff<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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New Zealand outclassed Argentina 44-6 in the \ufefffirst semi-final.<\/p>\n

"They played a brilliant game yesterday and they're a quality team all round," Springboks winger Cheslin Kolbe told reporters.<\/p>\n

"We know it's going to be physical, so we'll recover as well as we can tonight, shift our focus on Monday and come out hitting next week."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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