'I curled into a ball and cried' - Curry on career fears

England flanker Tom Curry says he "curled up into a ball" and "just cried" to his woman Lilla earlier hep room past play because of a informing that his profession could beryllium over.

The 26-year-old underwent room successful February aft being diagnosed pinch femoroacetabular impingement syndrome - a information that intends nan shot successful nan hep associated is not wholly round.

Curry described nan hep harm arsenic for illustration a "car crash" and later said he was incapable to run.

"It was horrible," he recalled, of nan infinitesimal he was told his profession whitethorn beryllium successful jeapordy. "I was fortunate because I had Lilla location astatine nan clip but I virtually conscionable cried. I coiled up into a ball. I conscionable couldn't really process it - it was a surreal moment.

"I deliberation [not being capable to run] was nan toughest hurdle to get complete because I conscionable couldn't do it and it felt nan same.

"That was a really reliable play but erstwhile I sewage to Loughborough, I worked pinch immoderate really typical guys, their oculus for item is astonishing and it genuinely taught maine to tally again."

Curry added that his "big relief" came erstwhile nan surgeon said he could now look astatine making him "better arsenic a rugby player" aft admitting his biggest interest initially was getting nan Sale Sharks backmost statement playing.

Following his successful rehabilitation Curry returned up of schedule successful June, playing successful Sale Sharks' Premiership semi-final conclusion by Bath.

Having only made that 1 quality disconnected nan chair since England's World Cup third-place play-off win against Argentina successful October, it came arsenic a astonishment that Steve Borthwick named Curry successful his summertime squad.

He went connected to make 3 replacement appearances successful each of England's summertime Tests, a triumph complete Japan and 2 constrictive defeats by New Zealand.

"It meant everything," nan Sale flanker said. "In position of being capable to person that assurance from Steve and nan coaches, it was massive.

"I missed a spot of nan World Cup astatine nan start, played a bit, missed nan Six Nations. I conscionable want to repay him by getting myself fit, staying fit, and playing arsenic good arsenic I tin really."

With 53 caps, Curry is 1 of nan astir knowledgeable players successful Borthwick's squad and is group to participate his premier playing years.

He says that he will not alteration his all-action playing style, and that his successful rehab process has helped him mature him arsenic a person.

"This hasn’t happened because of [on-pitch] contact. This has happened conscionable because I person tally a spot excessively much," he added.

"I deliberation for maine it has been a large maturation and measurement up successful position of maturing.

"You person to driblet a batch of ego. You can’t conscionable spell 'I americium going to do this'. You person to realise what is going to make you amended and it makes you a batch smarter. I deliberation it has matured maine a lot."