Tom Curtis (rugby union)

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Tom Curtis
Full nameThomas John Curtis
Date of birth (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Wythenshawe, England
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
School Sedbergh School
Notable relative(s) John Curtis (father)
Dean Schofield (stepfather)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf, Centre
Current team Sale Sharks
Youth career
2012-2017 Stockport RUFC
2017-2019 Sale Sharks
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019- Sale Sharks 39 (80)
2019-2020Sale FC (loan) 1 (0)
2020-2021Nottingham R.F.C. (loan) 2 (2)
2021-2022Coventry R.F.C. (loan) 9 (24)
2022-2023Sale FC (loan) 8 (53)
Correct as of 22 October 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018-2019 England under-18 3 (5)
Correct as of 22 October 2023

Tom Curtis (born 1 July 2001) is an English rugby union player who plays as a fly-half and centre for Sale Sharks in the Premiership. [1]

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Club career

Curtis began playing rugby at 11 years old, originally starting out as a back row he soon moved to fly-half. He captained Sedbergh School to an unbeaten season, winning all 13 games in the process. [2] He was soon picked up by the Sale Sharks Academy. [3]

In June 2019 he signed a 5-year professional contract for Sale Sharks. [4] He made his debut for Sale Sharks in 2019, scoring two conversions and a penalty in a 17-36 Premiership Rugby Cup game against Saracens.

He has spent time on loan at Sale FC in the National League 1, Nottingham and Coventry in the RFU Championship. [5] [6]

International career

He was called up to England under-18 in 2018 and was called up again a year later in 2019, scoring a try against Scotland.

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References

  1. "Tom CURTIS profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  2. Burns, Matthew. "Curtis selected for England U18 development camp - Sedbergh Seniors". sedberghschool. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  3. Kelsall, Ian. "Stockport U17 Tom Curtis Completes Sale Sharks U18 Campaign".
  4. School, Cheadle Hulme (2019-01-16). "Tom Curtis - my CHS story". oneFifty stories. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  5. "Tom CURTIS - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  6. James (2019-10-04). "Tom Curtis". Sale FC Rugby. Retrieved 2023-10-22.