Scott Curry (rugby union)

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Scott Curry
Date of birth (1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Rotorua, New Zealand
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009-2010
2008
Manawatu Development
Manawatu U-20
()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Manawatu ()
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2010–present New Zealand
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Summer Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team competition
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 San Francisco Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cape Town Team competition

Scott Curry (born 17 May 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player. [1] He plays for the New Zealand national rugby sevens team. [2] He made his debut at the 2010 Dubai Sevens. He made his debut appearance at the Olympics representing New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [3]

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Career

Curry was ruled out of the All Blacks Sevens squad to the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Russia due to an injury he sustained during training. [4] He was included in the squad for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. [5] However, New Zealand lost to South Africa 12–17 in the final. [6]

Curry captained the All Blacks Sevens side at the 2015 USA Sevens after DJ Forbes was injured in Wellington. [7] He captained the rugby sevens side at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won gold medal with the New Zealand team in the men's rugby sevens tournament during the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [8] He captained the New Zealand side which triumphed at the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament by defeating England 33–12 in the final. [9] [10]

He was named as the captain of the New Zealand squad to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's rugby sevens tournament. [11] He was also subsequently part of the New Zealand side which claimed silver medal after losing to Fiji 27–12 at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [12] [13] It was also New Zealand's first ever Olympic medal in the rugby sevens. [14] Prior to the start of the delayed 2020 Olympics, he announced that he would consider on retiring from the sport after the Olympics. [15]

He is also a trained science teacher. [16]

Curry was part of the All Blacks Sevens squad that won a bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [17] [18] [19] [20] He was selected for the All Blacks Sevens squad for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [21] [22] He won a silver medal after his side lost to Fiji in the gold medal final. [23] [24] [25]

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