User:TheBlueFergie/Tom Curry (rugby union)
| Birth name | Thomas Michael 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 | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bishop Heber High School Oundle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Ben Curry (rugby union) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom Curry (born 15 June 1998 in Hounslow, England) is an English rugby union player, currently playing with the Sale Sharks. He plays as a flanker.
Club career
[edit]Curry made his professional debut against Scarlets on the 15th October 2016 in the European Champions Cup, becoming the fourth-youngest English player and youngest Sale Sharks player to have played in the competition.[2] He scored on his Aviva Premiership debut on the 30th October 2016, becoming the third-youngest scorer in the competition.[3]
International career
[edit]Curry was named in the England U20 squad for the 2016/17 season on the 14th October 2016, having previously represented England U18.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Curry is the twin brother of Sale Sharks flanker Ben Curry, nephew of former England hooker John Olver and cousin of Northampton Saints fly-half Sam Olver.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Squad Player - Premiership Rugby - Tom Curry". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Curry becomes youngest Sharks player to play in elite European competition". web page. Sale Sharks. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "Sale Sharks' Tom Curry speeds into the record books". web page. Sale Sharks. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "England U20 2016/17 elite player squad announced". web page. England Rugby. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Meet the Curry brothers:England's terrific twins". web page. England Rugby. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
Category:1998 births
Category:Living people
Category:English rugby union players
Category:Sale Sharks players