By Nick Cain
The “True Grit” award for the 2025 Six Nations has to go to Tom Curry.
I will admit to being one of the sceptics who thought that the Sale and England flanker would struggle to last the course following his recovery from hip surgery lasting six hours, and reinforced by stem-cell treatment.
Nor did the news that his training between matches had to be shorter and specially-tailored inspire confidence – but none of it stopped Curry.

Battler: England’s Tom Curry on the charge
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His strength, tenacity, and cunning at the breakdown was intrinsic to England’s fo...