Curry twins: Ben and Tom on their rise to starting for England in Six Nations

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Curry twins: Ben and Tom on their rise to starting for England in Six Nations

Growing up, the brothers competed in all types of sports, including rugby, athletics, cricket and football.

But it was at indoor bowls where Tom first got the upper hand on Ben, something he still reminds his identical twin about.

“In primary school, we had indoor bowls and I weirdly turned out to be really good at it,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast.

“I was champion within my school. It was one of my favourite trophies, it was massive.”

Sport is in the Curry blood. Their mother is a PE teacher, their father played rugby for Rosslyn Park when they were in England’s top flight and coached the twins from the age of four, while their uncle John Olver was a Northampton Saints and England hooker.

And they are not the only internationals in the family, as their sister Charlotte represented Great Britain Under-17s at frisbee.

At one stage, the twins had dreams of a professional football career for Manchester City but Tom says they ended when he headed the ball past his own goalkeeper during a game.

In their early years of playing rugby, the brothers found themselves lining up in the backline together.

“It was Ben at 12 and I was at 10. I was a ******-ball 10 so the ball didn’t get out,” joked Tom.

“Tom then moved into the forwards first and somehow I got dragged in,” added Ben.

Having grown up together, they decided against going their separate ways at the first opportunity, and continue to live under the same roof at the age of 26.

Not that they live identical lives around the house.

“When we go home it is every man for himself,” Tom added. “We don’t cook or eat together. We just do our own thing.”

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