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Ben Curry\u2019s greatest ambition in rugby is to play alongside twin brother Tom in England\u2019s back row.<\/p>\n
Ben, Sale\u2019s captain for their home Gallagher Premiership clash with Bath on Friday night, has won five caps but each of them have come when Tom has been on British and Irish Lions duty or injured.<\/p>\n
The World Cup and its programme of warm-up fixtures could have seen his dream realised only for hamstring surgery to rule him out of the tournament in France.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe day I can\u2019t play for England with Tom I would seriously consider my options because that\u2019s one of the biggest things that motivates me,\u201d Ben said.\u201cI\u2019ve done it myself, by myself, but I want to do it with Tom. You talk about what are your goals for your career and that\u2019s something that\u2019s a goal of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n
The likelihood of Ben adding to his five caps in the Six Nations has increased after Tom was earlier this week ruled out for the rest of the season by hip surgery.<\/p>\n
The identical twins live together near the AJ Bell Stadium and Tom\u2019s setback will result in changes at home \u2013 once help has been sought from Sale fly-half George Ford.<\/p>\n
The day I can\u2019t play for England with Tom I would seriously consider my options because that’s one of the biggest things that motivates me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I had my injury, Fordy knew someone who put me up in a hotel for two nights. I was in the night before and then the night after (the operation),\u201d Ben said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the first thing I told Tom was to text Fordy and get a hotel for two nights! You\u2019ve just had surgery and you are lying in a hotel room with everyone doing stuff for you.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn the back of that we are going to have to change rooms. We still live together, and he\u2019s on the top floor and I\u2019m on the second floor, so we might have to change rooms.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m probably going to have to do a bit of stuff to help out, unfortunately!<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe only bit of advice I\u2019d give to him is to take the first few weeks to recover, not just physically but mentally.<\/p>\n
\u201cTake it for what it is, take your time away from the game so that when you come back, you properly go after it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a good opportunity to get better, bigger, stronger, faster \u2013 all of those cliches.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got five months at it, so it can make a difference to how he plays and also his longevity as well if he gets it right.\u201d<\/p>\n