Tom Curry (rugby union)

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.

Tom Curry

Birth name	Thomas Michael Curry
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
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) 61 5 (30) (5) Correct as of 19 October 2019 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 2017 2017– England U18 England U20 England 8 3 29 (5) (5) (15) Correct as of 5 Nov 2020

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). Curry suffers from a skin condition he contracted from an ex-referee whilst playing for Crewe & Nantwich as an amateur.

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. https://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2019/09/25/crewe-nantwich-rufc-made-tom-curry-an-england-star-says-dad/
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. https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/rugby-world-cup-2019/2019-rugby-world-cup-final-england-v-south-africa-105588
15. "Tom Curry". 7 July 2019.
16. "Meet the Curry brothers:England's terrific twins". web page. England Rugby. Retrieved 16 November 2016.