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 26)
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|  164|  (125)

Correct as of 19 January 2024

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

Correct as of 19 January 2024

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 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] In September 2020 Curry started for the Sale side that defeated Harlequins in the final of the Premiership Rugby Cup.[4]

## 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.[5] Curry was part of the England U20 squad that won the Grand Slam in the 2017 Six Nations Under 20 Championship.[6] He was selected as the England U20 captain for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship on 29 May 2018.[7] England finished as runners up to hosts France.[8]

Curry was called up to the senior England squad by Eddie Jones for their 2017 summer tour of Argentina,[9] but did not make an appearance on the tour. In June 2021 he was included in the senior squad again[10] and on 4 July 2021 made his debut off the bench against the United States at Twickenham.[11]

## 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.[12] John Olver also taught at Oundle School where Ben Curry was educated. Curry was educated at Bishop Heber High School in Cheshire.

## 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 final: Sale Sharks edge out Harlequins thanks to late comeback". BBC Sport. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
5. ^ "England U20 2016/17 elite player squad announced". England Rugby. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "Curry pride at captaining England U20s". England Rugby. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
8. ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
9. ^ "England v Argentina: Dylan Hartley, Joe Launchbury & George Ford in squad". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ Oscroft, Tim (4 July 2021). "England 43-29 United States". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
12. ^ "Meet the Curry brothers:England's terrific twins". England Rugby. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

## External links

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* Ben Curry at ESPNscrum
* Ben Curry at ItsRugby.co.uk

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Sale Sharks - current squad

Forwards|

* Ewan Ashman
* Dominic Barrow
* Ben Bamber
* Josh Beaumont
* Rouban Birch
* Ethan Caine
* Ben Carlisle
* Ben Curry
* Tom Curry
* Sam Dugdale
* Dan du Preez
* Jean-Luc du Preez
* Cal Ford
* Alex Groves
* James Harper
* Ross Harrison
* Jonny Hill
* Joe Jones
* Simon McIntyre
* Ewan Murphy
* Olatumy Onasanya
* Coenie Oosthuizen
* Matt Postlethwaite
* Bevan Rodd
* Jono Ross
* Nick Schonert
* Tommy Taylor
* Akker van der Merwe
* Cobus Wiese

Backs|

* Joe Bedlow
* Joe Carpenter
* Will Cliff
* Tom Curtis
* Robert du Preez
* George Ford
* Elliot Gourlay
* Luke James
* Byron McGuigan
* Tom O'Flaherty
* Raffi Quirke
* Arron Reed
* Tom Roebuck
* Nye Thomas
* Gus Warr
* Jason Woodward

Director of Rugby|

* Alex Sanderson

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