- England winger Tom Curry has not played since the World Cup last October
- The 25-year-old is making an astonishing recovery from a serious hip injury
- His twin brother Ben has returned to training after recovering from injury
Tom Curry is making such an astonishing recovery from a career-threatening hip injury that he could make a comeback for Sale this season and become available for the England summer tour.
The 25-year-old flanker has not played since the World Cup last October after returning to his club and discovering what he later described as a ‘car accident’ medical situation.
Curry underwent a six-hour operation in a quest to ensure he could play again and once it was deemed a success, the initial prognosis was that he would miss at least the remainder of the current domestic campaign, with the fear he might do that. faced with being out of action for much longer.
Instead, the 50-cap openside veteran has made phenomenal progress since the operation and his Sale director of rugby, Alex Sanderson, has revealed that after Ben Curry returned to training on Wednesday following his own injury, twin brother Tom could return much sooner . than expected.
“He’s doing really well,” he said. ‘He was in the wilderness for a few months to recuperate. We saw him coming in and going out. But Tom is back in full swing, which I am very grateful for.
England flanker Tom Curry (above) has not played since the World Cup last October
The 25-year-old is making an astonishing recovery from a career-threatening hip injury
Rugby sales director Alex Sanderson says Curry could return sooner than expected
“He’s bombing, his hip looks good and his brother was back training today too, which is great.
‘Now there’s an outside chance that Tom will come back at the end of this season and make one or two finals, if we get there – if we get there!’
Sanderson was asked how Tom Curry has dealt with the emotional turmoil of finding out his career was in jeopardy, then finding out he might not be able to play for a year and now heading for a much earlier comeback. “So good,” he added.
“His brain chemistry is a little different. His ability to set new horizons and break things down into smaller, achievable goals is unsurpassed. If anyone could overcome a career-threatening injury, it would be Tom. And he does it. I’m not surprised, but I am impressed.
‘That’s the kind of man he is. He suffered that hip (injury) during the World Cup and I know it was incredibly painful. He walked like an old man but he pushed himself through to get England where they were (semi-final).”