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Ben Curry ‘gutted’ after injury seriously threatens Rugby World Cup involvement

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Ben Curry is carried off - PA

Ben Curry’s hopes of contributing to England’s Rugby World Cup campaign appear to be over after the Sale flanker was ruled out for at least four months by a hamstring injury.

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Curry will see a specialist this week, with the Sharks confirming he needs surgery on the tendon damage sustained in Sunday’s victory over Leicester in the Gallagher Premiership semi-finals.

It brings a crushing end to his breakthrough season for England in which he won four of his five caps to raise the prospect of featuring in Steve Borthwick’s plans for France this autumn.

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Sale have given a prognosis of four to six months for his rehabilitation, all but ruling him out of the global showpiece.

“Gutted that my season is over like this but looking forward to supporting the lads over the next two weeks,” Curry said on Instagram.

The 24-year-old, twin brother of England star Tom, will miss the Premiership final against Saracens on Saturday week, while Dan du Preez is also out of the Twickenham showdown because of a dislocated shoulder.

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Cantab 6 minutes ago
Blues should feast on the Crusaders with Beauden Barrett's cool head

While Tamaiti is a loss his AB replacement is not exactly a poor player. The Crusaders front 5 were in great form last week and are primed to repeat against the Blues. BB in isolation can’t win this game for the Blues as he will be a prime target

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BA 7 minutes ago
‘Lucky losers’ Chiefs bolstered by return of All Blacks duo for semi

I hear you I would question if this iteration of the Saders has played in a finals footy style much at all this year it’s been abit more chuck it around  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

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Cantab 13 minutes ago
Blues should feast on the Crusaders with Beauden Barrett's cool head

What drug is this man on???. Firstly the Crusaders have beaten the Blues the last 3 times they have met. Secondly the Crusaders across the board actually involve all their players whereas the Blues have a narrow focus which a competent defence can thwart with comparative ease. Thirdly the Crusaders inside backs have the edge in combination backed up by a fine set of loosies. While BB is the best 1st 5 in the country the same can’t be said of his half back or outsides who rarely make an impact. Shut him down and what happens??

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Cantab 32 minutes ago
‘Lucky losers’ Chiefs bolstered by return of All Blacks duo for semi

In the 1st half it was the Chiefs that had all the ball and territory and failed to convert into points. Credit to the Blues for surviving that and reversing the situation in the 2nd spell. Won’t be able to do that against the Crusaders who thrive in finals footie.

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GrahamVF 36 minutes ago
The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

Three years ago I bought a second fill French oak barrel for R15 000. I scouted round all the co-ops in the western cape till I fond a Shiras that I really liked newly harvested in a stainless steel var. Filled up my barrel for the cost of R25k - laid it down on a friend of mine’s wine farm in Tulbagh. Tasted every three weeks for eight months and called in the mobile bottling unit at a shared cost of R10k and I put 460 bottles of Shiraz into my storeroom and let it lie for two years. I’m one third of the way in thanks to my endless supply of visitors who all want a bottle. But it is a very good traditional spicy Shiraz at the cost of around 4USD. It going down very well this chilly Cape Winter.

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GrahamVF 49 minutes ago
The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

He had to make sure the ref was looking😆

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NB 49 minutes ago
Broken hand or not, Richie Mo'unga is still New Zealand's best 10

Again a fair summary last para.


Thr growing bias in SR, with NZ winning every year ultimately did them no favours. Rassie saw that SA would not have to be dumbed down if it moved away from SR, and he was right. SA rugby has stopped apologizing for itself and trying to copy NZ and Aussie and it’s identity has returned.


With Aussie also in decline for the last decade it has left NZ without regular contact with developments in the rest of the rugby world.

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NB 56 minutes ago
Broken hand or not, Richie Mo'unga is still New Zealand's best 10

Very switched in the top three inches, instant understanding of what a coach wanted.

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NB 56 minutes ago
Broken hand or not, Richie Mo'unga is still New Zealand's best 10

Yes a big shame, I enjoyed both his content and his straightforward tone and approach.

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GP 57 minutes ago
Tamaiti Williams ruled out for Crusaders' semi-final with Blues

Agree , he is the best Loosehead.

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GP 57 minutes ago
Tamaiti Williams ruled out for Crusaders' semi-final with Blues

Tamaiti is a ig out. But the Crusaders are more than capable of still winning.

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GP 1 hour ago
Stat chat: What separates the Crusaders and Blues ahead of the semi-final

David Havili and Braydon Ennor are both great distributors in midfield for the Crusaders. Ennor is a weapon with his speed too. There are great match ups in this game.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago
The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

Agree to that.

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NB 1 hour ago
The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

Faessler yes the other two not so much. Newell is the ideal shape to cause someone as tall as Hodgman a lot of scrum probs.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago
The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

It’s the endless action part that is at odds with the essence of rugby which is by nature stop and start. The obvious difference between SR and NH comps is that there are more stoppages and that’s why contributors here and elsewhere are saying NH rugby is more suited as a training ground for test rugby and other contributors are saying the URC is boring.

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NB 1 hour ago
The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

He’s not the linout player Jeremy Williams is as the stats show, but he is reliable.


The key point is that it will not be a choice between him and Will Skelton, but prob him and Harry Wilson at 6.

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GrahamVF 1 hour ago
The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

“You forgot running and passing though didn’t you Graham? “

That’s the “handling the ball” part.😉

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NB 1 hour ago
The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

Easy to lose cohesion at the scrum and often not one individual’s fault… So I can credit that the absence of AA at #2 and GWL at 5 made a big diff.

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GP 1 hour ago
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Great comments by James O’Connor regarding David Havili. He must be in the conversation for the 12 AB jumper. Playing great for the Crusaders. Loving the captaincy clearly. Justin Marshall is also correct about his skill set. I can hear the howls of derision now.

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NB 1 hour ago
The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

I don’t remember every drinking a bottle of white with him for sure….

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