Inside the Curry twins' rise into England rugby history: How Ben could have had Tom's 50 caps, Eddie Jones' bizarre position-switch ploy and an 'ecstatic' family's guide to telling identical Sale big-hitters apart
Inside the Curry twins' rise into England rugby history: How Ben could have had Tom's 50 caps, Eddie Jones' bizarre position-switch ploy and an 'ecstatic' family's guide to telling identical Sale big-hitters apart
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First, some good news for spectators or viewers who may struggle to tell the Currys apart. When they line up together for England for the first time in Dublin on Saturday, there should be some helpful, sartorial clues to look out for. Sale flankers Ben and Tom will be the first twin brothers to represent the national team in tandem, in the Six Nations opener against Ireland. It will be a memorable day for the 6ft 1in 26-year-olds, their proud family and their club.
![[Ben tends to wear black boots while Tom has been playing in a head guard in recent weeks]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/21/94613731-14334863-image-a-4_1738100887012.jpg)
But it could also turn out to be a confusing day for those watching and even the officials. So, as a public-service exercise, the father of the siblings has offered Mail Sport a handy guide to telling them apart. ‘If it helps, Ben will probably be in black boots,’ said David Curry – head teacher at Bishop Heber High school in Cheshire. ‘And Tom has been wearing a head guard in the last five or six games, but he’s not trained in one all week, so I don’t know if he just does that with Sale.’.
![[Steve Borthwick's side face a stern test in their Six Nations opener against champions Ireland]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/21/94613741-14334863-image-a-3_1738100712489.jpg)
Identification has been an issue since the twins burst on to the scene. ‘When they played their first senior game for Sale, one of them got a niggle and the coach took the wrong one off,’ added David. ‘Ben came off the pitch, perplexed, and Tom was left on injured!.
![[David Curry (left) spoke to Mail Sport about his history-making sons ahead of the Ireland clash]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/22/94615429-14334863-image-a-26_1738102590747.jpg)
Tom (left) and Ben (right) Curry will become the first twins to represent England in tandem. Ben tends to wear black boots while Tom has been playing in a head guard in recent weeks. Steve Borthwick's side face a stern test in their Six Nations opener against champions Ireland.
![[Tom will be winning his 57th cap for England, while the Ireland clash will be Ben's seventh]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/28/21/94613733-14334863-image-a-5_1738101122561.jpg)
