Tom Curry (rugby union)
| Birth name | Thomas Michael Curry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hounslow, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 240 lb)[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bishop Heber High School Oundle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Ben Curry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Curry (born 15 June 1998 in Hounslow, England) 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
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 Aviva Premiership 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.
He 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.
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).
References
- ^ https://www.englandrugby.com/england/senior-men/squad/tom-curry
- ^ https://www.englandrugby.com/england/senior-men/squad/tom-curry
- ^ "Squad Player - Premiership Rugby - Tom Curry". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ https://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2019/09/25/crewe-nantwich-rufc-made-tom-curry-an-england-star-says-dad/
- ^ "Curry becomes youngest Sharks player to play in elite European competition". web page. Sale Sharks. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Sale Sharks' Tom Curry speeds into the record books". web page. Sale Sharks. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "2016-17 Aviva Premiership End of Season Awards". web page. ruck.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "England U20 2016/17 elite player squad announced". web page. England Rugby. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "England vs Barbarians match report".
- ^ Standley, James. "England beat Argentina thanks to Denny Solomona's late try". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "England vs Argentina Team".
- ^ "England's youngest rugby players by position".
- ^ https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/rugby-world-cup-2019/2019-rugby-world-cup-final-england-v-south-africa-105588
- ^ "Tom Curry". 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Meet the Curry brothers:England's terrific twins". web page. England Rugby. Retrieved 16 November 2016.