Ben Curry responds after social media campaign gets him to Japan to watch England twin Tom
Sale Sharks flanker Ben Curry has thanked everyone that was part of the effort to get him to Japan to watch his twin brother Tom play in the World Cup final next Saturday.
After England secured a place in the final in Yokohama by beating the All Blacks last Saturday, a social media campaign #GetBenToJapan emerged.
It culminated with Ben asking Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond whether he could miss Friday’s Gallagher Premiership trip to Ashton Gate to face the Bristol Bears.
The 21-year-old was granted permission and is on his way to Japan. He said on Twitter: “Thank you to all the Sale fans who have been doing their part on social media! Rugby is more than a sport.”
Even with the Curry brothers and loan-signing Mark Wilson unavailable for Sale this weekend, Diamond still has a lot of quality in his back row with Jono Ross and the du Preez brothers, Dan and Jean-Luc.
Thankyou everyone involved in making this happen.Firstly @SaleSharksRugby for their support and I want to express my gratitude towards dimes, Simon and ged!thank you to all the sale fans who have been doing their part on social media! Rugby is more than a sport #GetBenToJapan
— Ben Curry (@BenCurry98) October 28, 2019
Meanwhile, Tom is having a barnstorming tournament and is one of the ‘Kamikaze Kids’ alongside Sam Underhill, a name given to the flankers by Eddie Jones.
They were both sensational in the semi-final win against the All Blacks, with Tom proving to be a nuisance at the breakdown and Underhill relentless in defence.
England flanker Tom Curry will have a special visitor for Saturday’s #RWCFinal… his twin brother and @SalesharksRugby team-mate Ben.
And it’s all because of a social media campaign to #GetBenToJapan ??
?Listen via @BBCSounds#RWC2019 ? @GeoffLloyd pic.twitter.com/57c3KNco71
— BBC Radio 5 Live (@bbc5live) October 28, 2019
After such a dominant display to dethrone the reigning champions, England now enter the final as favourites against the Springboks, although it will be another almighty test.
Given the circumstances, it is understandable that Ben wants to be in Yokohama to cheer on his brother.
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One that will start to come up from now on is penalties for back pushes during kick chase scrambles. Very difficult to detect. In Croke Park if you replay the Hendy NH try, you will see Furbank push Porter in the back, who collides with Larmour knocking the ball across into Hendy’s path to dot down. A more significant example was in the RWC QTR final where Arendse pushes Fickou into two other French players for the ball to spill into Arendse’s path for him to gather and run in to score SAs first try. Not cheating if you are not caught and very difficult to spot but with kicking becoming so critical I feel its an area that will referreeed/TMO-ed more.
3 Go to commentsWhat a pathetic little twit Andy Goode is, as if we care what he thinks…..😂
110 Go to commentsFoxy has been a wonderful player for the Scarlets and Wales.
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3 Go to commentsThis is the most exciting game of the summer imo, as we really won’t know in advance how both teams are going to play. - Will Robertson just reproduce his Crusaders tactics from last year, or will there be a conscious effort to borrow from the Hurricanes and Blues, and from the aspects of the ABs world cup strategy that worked well? - England under Borthwick have put in some good performances playing attacking rugby, and some good performances playing kick-oriented defensive rugby. Will Borthwick try to merge them together into a single all-court game, or will he continue switching between different approaches depending on the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition?
1 Go to commentsI’m predicting an aggregate points difference of no more than +/-10pts across both matches this series.
1 Go to commentsI’m predicting an aggregate points difference of no more than +/-10pts across both matches this series.
9 Go to commentsFinals are always tense affairs for the players so I do not expect this to be a spectacle of running rugby unfortunately.
3 Go to commentsBulls***': Ex-England international calls out Eben Etzebeth… Not to his face but from very far away… after he’d left. Checked to make sure he wasn’t in the building.
110 Go to commentsHopefully this will mean a new Auckland league team to support in the west. Big Warriors fan but it’s very, very stale on that front and I’d like the option of another team if it was to watch league again. League needs to step up BIG time if its to get anywhere, another AK team and something from the capitol or south is a must for the game.
3 Go to commentsGood, deep interview, nice job Frankie!
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4 Go to commentsNOW Razor is worried about ABs getting injured or overplayed! Didn’t bother him last year. He happily played his AB Crusaders.
4 Go to commentsWhat is the World Rugby U20 players born year.
2 Go to commentsMuch like the Chiefs finally gave up waiting for Atu Moli to ever not be injured, you have to wonder if the Chiefs and Crusaders will let Josh Lord and Ethan Blackadder go next season. They’re being well paid to sit in the injury ward every year. Better off putting those funds towards someone who might actually play.
7 Go to commentsShowed better basic skills than some nz Super sides, who probably would have botched some of those backline moves. This tournament really is too short though. Needs more teams, or have them play two rounds to properly prepare them for the near full-time NH U20 sides.
4 Go to commentsGood grief it’s only six months. Probably just upset it’s not an established kiwi entering their prime they can “project” into green to join the rest.
3 Go to commentsGood player but far from being best in the world. That's an exaggeration. Perhaps Best in world by Northern Hemisphere standards and biasis but certainly not Southern Hemi standards
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110 Go to commentsHas this guy been dope tested? Sounds like a case of “roid rage”.
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