Rapport <\/a>reported that Mbonambi was among the players accused of breaching team protocols during a pre-season team-building exercise at Bayala Private Safari Lodges.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792037893_316_0_GettyImages-2158735324.jpg\")
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Bongi Mbonambi of South Africa scores a try against Wales in 2024(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The allegations relate to claims that players continued socialising into the early hours despite instructions from the coaching staff regarding their return to training.<\/p>\n
Mbonambi is reportedly considered one of the most serious alleged offenders, with the Sharks said to be considering disciplinary action that could put his contract at risk.<\/p>\n
The franchise has declined to comment on the matter while the disciplinary process continues.<\/p>\n
Mbonambi has won 82 caps for South Africa and played a key role in their Rugby World Cup triumphs in 2019 and 2023.<\/p>\n
His continued absence also raises questions over his international future, with the Springboks preparing for the November Test window.<\/p>\n
The Sharks begin their overseas run with Mbonambi once again missing from the squad, as uncertainty continues to surround the experienced hooker’s future.<\/p>\n
Feyi-Waboso to be fit for England<\/p>\n
By Duncan Bech, Press Association Rugby Union Correspondent<\/p>\n
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is expected to be fit for England’s autumn campaign after receiving a positive update on his hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
Feyi-Waboso hobbled off in the second half of Exeter’s 34-28 victory over Newcastle last weekend, all but ruling the explosive wing out of Sunday’s Investec Champions Cup visit to Toulouse.<\/p>\n
But Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter insists he is expected to return sooner rather than later, suggesting he should be available for the opening Nations Championship fixture against Australia on November 8.<\/p>\n
Baxter said: “Manny’s got some awareness there. The scan doesn’t show up too much and on testing he’s very good.<\/p>\n
“So we’re hopeful that we can treat the symptoms he’s showing and see where he gets to over the next week or so.<\/p>\n
“Looking at how he’s reporting post-game and yesterday (Monday), there’s nothing I’m hearing from our physios saying there should be a long-term issue now.<\/p>\n
“Seeing that he’s reporting so well and he’s functionally so good, there may not need to be too much intervention.”<\/p>\n
Feyi-Waboso has been limited to 16 caps since making his debut two years ago due to a series of injuries including shoulder, hamstring and concussion and England will be eager for their most dangerous attacking player to be involved this autumn.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old is one of 25 centrally contracted players, giving England control over his medical arrangements, and he has already been assessed by one of their physios.<\/p>\n
Baxter said: “England like players to go and see certain specialists and we’re in a delicate time for both parties.<\/p>\n
“We’re desperate for Manny to play because we’ve got some important games and England want him to be able to feature in the autumn. Hopefully there won’t be any dispute based on where Manny feels he is.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world 16:33, 14 Oct 2026Updated 17:16, 14 Oct 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":803030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,19428,30347,101,7168,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-803029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-scarlets","tag-south-africa-rugby-team","tag-sports","tag-todays-updates","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=803029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/803029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/803030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=803029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=803029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=803029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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