Ben Curry
| Birth name | Ben Anthony Curry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hounslow, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105.91 kg (16 st 9.5 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bishop Heber High School Oundle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Tom Curry, David Curry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Curry (born 15 June 1998 in Hounslow, England) is an English rugby union player, currently playing with the Sale Sharks. He plays as a flanker.
Club career
Curry made his professional debut against Wasps on 4 November 2016 in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[2] 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 Tom.[3]
International career
Curry was named in the England U20 squad for the 2016/17 season on 14 October 2016, having previously represented England U18.[4] Curry was part of the England U20 squad that won the Grand Slam in the 2017 Six Nations Under 20 Championship.[5] He was selected as the England U20 captain for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship on 29 May 2018.[6] England finished as runners up to hosts France.[7]
He was called up to the senior England squad by Eddie Jones for their 2017 summer tour of Argentina,[8] but did not make an appearance on the tour.
Personal life
Curry is the twin brother of Sale Sharks flanker Tom Curry, nephew of former England hooker John Olver and cousin of Northampton Saints fly-half Sam Olver.[9] John Olver also taught at Oundle School. Curry was educated at Bishop Heber School in Cheshire. He has been in a relationship since July 2019.
References
- ^ "Squad Player - Premiership Rugby - Ben Curry". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Sale hand debuts to Lou Reed and Ben Curry for Anglo-Welsh Cup clash against Wasps". Manchester Evening News. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 13 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". England Rugby. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "England U20 seal Grand Slam with win over Ireland". Premiership Rugby. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Curry pride at captaining England U20s". England Rugby. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ "Meet the Curry brothers:England's terrific twins". England Rugby. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2016.