Ben Curry

Not to be confused with Ben Currie.

Rugby player

Ben Curry

Curry representing Sale Sharks during an exhibition game

Full name| Ben Anthony Curry
Date of birth|  (1998-06-15) 15 June 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth| Hounslow, England
Height| 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight| 106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)[1]
School| Bishop Heber High School
Oundle School
Notable relative(s)| Tom Curry (brother)
John Olver (uncle)
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Flanker

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Current team|  Sale Sharks
Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2016–|  Sale Sharks|  180|  (165)

Correct as of 19 January 2025

International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2016|  England U18|  5|  (0)
2017–2018|  England U20|  7|  (5)
2021–|  England|  14|  (0)

Correct as of 19 July 2025

Ben Anthony Curry (born 15 June 1998) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Sale Sharks and the England national team.

## Club career

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Curry made his professional club 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]

Curry scored a try against Saracens in the semi-final of the 2019–20 Premiership Rugby Cup.[4] In September 2020 he started for the Sale side that defeated Harlequins in the final to lift the trophy.[5]

Curry started in their 2022–2023 league semi-final victory over Leicester Tigers.[6] However an injury sustained in the win against Leicester ruled him out of the Premiership final which Sale lost against Saracens to finish runners up.[6][7]

In December 2024, Curry scored a try and won man of the match as Sale beat Bristol Bears 0–38 away at Ashton Gate, the first time Bristol had been kept scoreless in a Premiership fixture since September 2016.[8] At the end of that season he started in their league semi-final elimination against Leicester.[9]

## International career

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Curry was named in the England U20 squad for the 2016/17 season on 14 October 2016, having previously represented England U18.[10] He was part of the England U20 squad that won the Grand Slam in the 2017 Six Nations Under 20 Championship.[11] Curry was selected as the England U20 captain for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship on 29 May 2018.[12] He started in the final as England finished runners up to hosts France.[13]

Curry was called up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones for their 2017 summer tour of Argentina but did not make an appearance.[14] In June 2021 he was included in the senior squad again[15] and on 4 July 2021 Curry made his Test debut off the bench against the United States at Twickenham.[16]

In January 2025, Curry was named in the starting lineup alongside brother, Tom, for the first time at international level for the opening match of the 2025 Six Nations against Ireland.[17] Curry played in all five rounds of the tournament as England finished runners up.[18] Later that year he was selected for their 2025 summer tour.[19] He started in both games against Argentina as England completed a 2–0 series victory.[20][21]

## Personal life

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Curry is the twin brother of Sale Sharks flanker Tom Curry, nephew of former England hooker John Olver and cousin of former Northampton Saints fly-half Sam Olver.[22] John Olver also taught at Oundle School where Ben Curry was educated. Curry was educated at Bishop Heber High School in Cheshire.[citation needed]

## Honours

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Sale Sharks

* Premiership Rugby Cup: 2019–2020[5]
* Premiership Rugby runner-up: 2022–2023[7]

England U20

* Six Nations Under 20s Championship: 2017
* World Rugby U20 Championship runner-up: 2018

## References

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1. ^ "Squad Player - Premiership Rugby - Ben Curry". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ "2016-17 Aviva Premiership End of Season Awards". web page. ruck.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
4. ^ "Premiership Rugby Cup: Saracens beaten 28-7 by Sale Sharks in semi-final". BBC Sport. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
5. ^ a b "Premiership Rugby Cup final: Sale Sharks edge out Harlequins thanks to late comeback". BBC Sport. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
6. ^ a b Meagher, Gerard (18 May 2023). "Tom Curry wants more protection after injury ends brother's World Cup hopes". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
7. ^ a b Hurcom, Sophie (27 May 2023). "Premiership final: Saracens 35-25 Sale - Sarries win sixth title in Twickenham thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
8. ^ "Sale emphatically demolish in-form Bristol 38-0". BBC Sport. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
9. ^ Harby, Chris (7 June 2025). "Leicester hold off Sale to reach Premiership final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
10. ^ "England U20 2016/17 elite player squad announced". England Rugby. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
11. ^ Miller, Jack (17 March 2017). "England under-20 seal grand slam with win over Ireland". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
12. ^ "Curry pride at captaining England U20s". England Rugby. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
13. ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
14. ^ "England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
15. ^ "Manu Tuilagi: England coach Eddie Jones adds Sale centre to squad for July Tests". BBC Sport. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
16. ^ Oscroft, Tim (4 July 2021). "England 43-29 United States". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
17. ^ Meagher, Gerard (28 January 2025). "Borthwick says start for Curry twins in Six Nations opener is a selection gamble". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
18. ^ Henson, Mike (15 March 2025). "Ten-try England rout Wales but title bid falls short". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
19. ^ "George Ford and Jamie George to co-captain 36-man England squad on summer tour of Argentina and USA". Sky Sports. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
20. ^ Bradshaw, Joe (5 July 2025). "Ford inspires England to fine win in Argentina". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
21. ^ Mann, Mantej (12 July 2025). "Van Poortvliet's late try seals England series win in Argentina". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
22. ^ "Meet the Curry brothers:England's terrific twins". England Rugby. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

## External links

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* Ben Curry at England Rugby
* Ben Curry at European Professional Club Rugby
* Ben Curry at ESPNscrum
* Ben Curry at ItsRugby.co.uk

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* Ben Bamber
* Josh Beaumont
* Rouban Birch
* Tom Burrow
* Ethan Caine
* Luke Cowan-Dickie
* Ben Curry
* Tom Curry
* Sam Dugdale
* Dan du Preez
* Jean-Luc du Preez
* Alex Groves
* James Harper
* Ross Harrison
* Jonny Hill
* Simon McIntyre
* Olatumy Onasanya
* Asher Opoku-Fordjour
* Bevan Rodd
* Le Roux Roets
* Nick Schonert
* Tommy Taylor
* Ernst van Rhyn

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* Will Addison
* Joe Bedlow
* Joe Carpenter
* Tom Curtis
* Robert du Preez
* George Ford
* Luke James
* Rekeiti Ma'asi-White
* Waisea Nayacalevu
* Tom O'Flaherty
* Raffi Quirke
* Arron Reed
* Tom Roebuck
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