Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup warm-up match - Japan v South Africa - Kumagaya Rugby Stadium, Kumagaya, Japan - September 6, 2019 South Africa's Eben Etzebeth in action REUTERS/Issei Kato
(Reuters) - Springboks rugby player Eben Etzebeth could face legal action over an alleged assault after the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Wednesday it would ask the country's Equality Court to institute proceedings against him.
It follows an incident in the coastal town of Langebaan on Aug. 25, during which a man was allegedly racially and physically abused by a group that included Etzebeth.
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