Tom Curry (rugby union)

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Tom Curry
Birth nameThomas Michael Curry
Date of birth (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 23)
Place of birthHounslow, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb)[2][3]
SchoolBishop Heber High School
Oundle School
Notable relative(s)Ben Curry (twin brother)
John Olver (uncle)
Sam Olver (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8
Current team Sale Sharks
Youth career
– Crewe & Nantwich RUFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–
2016		 Sale Sharks
→ Sale FC (loan)		 75
5		 (15)
(5)
Correct as of 24 June 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016
2017
2017–		 England U18
England U20
England		 8
3
33		 (5)
(5)
(20)
Correct as of 6 May 2021

Thomas Michael Curry (born (1998-06-15)15 June 1998) is an English rugby union player, currently playing with the Sale Sharks. He plays primarily as a flanker but has also been capped at Number 8 for England.

Club career[]

Curry played for Crewe & Nantwich in the early stages of his amateur career where he was coached by his father as well as local cult hero Bobby Walsh.[4] Curry made his professional debut against Scarlets on 15 October 2016 in the European Champions Cup, becoming the fourth-youngest English player and youngest Sale Sharks player to have played in the competition.[5] He scored on his Premiership Rugby debut on 30 October 2016, becoming the third-youngest scorer in the competition.[6] At the end of the 2016-17 season, he was named a joint recipient of Sale Sharks' Young Player of the Season award, sharing the award with his brother Ben.[7]

International career[]

Curry was named in the England U20 squad for the 2016/17 season on 14 October 2016, having previously represented England U18.[8] Curry was part of the England U20 squad that won a Grand Slam in the 2017 Six Nations Under 20 Championship

England national team[]

Curry was called up to the senior England squad by Eddie Jones for their 2017 summer tour of Argentina.[9] In his first England appearance against the Barbarians on 28 May 2017 he was named Man of the Match.[10] The match against the Barbarians was a 'non-test' fixture, so he did not receive an official cap. Curry made his first capped appearance for England at flanker in the first test against Argentina in June 2017.[11] He became the youngest player to start at flanker for England,[12] and the youngest England forward since 1912.[13]

Curry was named in England's 2019 Six Nations Squad and started at No 7 in all of England's games. He scored tries in the matches against Wales and Scotland. He started at 6 for the 2019 Rugby World Cup final.[14] With England, Curry has won the Six Nations Championship and The Autumn Nations cup, both in 2020.

British and Irish Lions[]

Curry was picked in the 37-man squad for the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in the summer of 2021.

International tries[]

As of 28 November 2020 [15]
Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  Wales Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2019 Six Nations 23 February 2019 Loss 13 – 21
2  Scotland London, England Twickenham Stadium 2019 Six Nations 16 March 2019 Draw 38 – 38
3  Ireland London, England Twickenham Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up 24 August 2019 Win 57 – 15
4  Italy Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2020 Six Nations 31 October 2020 Win 34 – 5

Personal life[]

Curry is the twin brother of Sale Sharks flanker Ben Curry, son of Bishop Heber High School Head Teacher David Curry and nephew of former England hooker John Olver and cousin of former Northampton Saints and current Ealing Trailfinders fly-half Sam Olver.[16] John Olver also taught at Oundle School, where Curry was educated for sixth form (age 16-18).[citation needed].

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.englandrugby.com/england/senior-men/squad/tom-curry
  2. ^ https://www.englandrugby.com/england/senior-men/squad/tom-curry
  3. ^ "Squad Player - Premiership Rugby - Tom Curry". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Crewe & Nantwich RUFC made Tom Curry an England star, says dad". Nantwich News. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Curry becomes youngest Sharks player to play in elite European competition". web page. Sale Sharks. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Sale Sharks' Tom Curry speeds into the record books". web page. Sale Sharks. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  7. ^ "2016-17 Aviva Premiership End of Season Awards". web page. ruck.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  8. ^ "England U20 2016/17 elite player squad announced". web page. England Rugby. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  9. ^ "England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  10. ^ "England vs Barbarians match report".
  11. ^ Standley, James. "England beat Argentina thanks to Denny Solomona's late try". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  12. ^ "England vs Argentina Team".
  13. ^ "England's youngest rugby players by position".
  14. ^ "2019 Rugby World Cup Final: England v South Africa". Rugby World. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Tom Curry". 7 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Meet the Curry brothers:England's terrific twins". web page. England Rugby. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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