Full 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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
In December 2024, he 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. [5]
Curry was named in the England U20 squad for the 2016/17 season on 14 October 2016, having previously represented England U18. [6] Curry was part of the England U20 squad that won the Grand Slam in the 2017 Six Nations Under 20 Championship. [7] He was selected as the England U20 captain for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship on 29 May 2018. [8] England finished as runners up to hosts France. [9]
Curry was called up to the senior England squad by Eddie Jones for their 2017 summer tour of Argentina, [10] but did not make an appearance on the tour. In June 2021 he was included in the senior squad again [11] and on 4 July 2021 made his debut off the bench against the United States at Twickenham. [12]
In January 2025, he 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. [13]
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. [14] John Olver also taught at Oundle School where Ben Curry was educated. Curry was educated at Bishop Heber High School in Cheshire.
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