It’s been a challenging period for double World Cup winner Bongi Mbonambi, who has fallen out of the mix at Springbok level, and most recently also been iced out at the Sharks.

A big part of the reason for his decline has been due to injuries, but there have been more than just whispers of off-field issues.

Since the start of the new URC season, Mbonambi has been fit and available, but it has emerged that his contract at the Sharks was under threat due to a misconduct issue.

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The 35-year-old was excluded from the Sharks’ touring group currently playing

Read the full article from The South African Rugby here.