Ben Currie (born 15 July 1994) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a or for the

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in the

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. He has played for the

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and

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at international level. Currie has spent time on loan from

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at the

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in the

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Background

Currie was born in

Lowton Lowton is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is around from Leigh, south of Wigan and west of Manchester city centre. The settlement lies across the A580 East Lancashire Road. Within the ...

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. He attended Golborne High School for his secondary education

Club career

Currie played his junior rugby at Golborne Parkside before signing with the

. He made his début for Warrington in April 2012, aged 17, in a 46–12 victory over the

Widnes Vikings The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the RFL Championship, Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at DCBL Stadium. Founded as Widnes Football Club, they are one of the original twe ...

. He scored his first senior try a month later against Salford City Reds. In 2013, he played one game for

on a dual-registration deal, scoring two tries against the

Sheffield Eagles The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They play home games at the Olympic Legacy Park and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. Sheffield's on ...

. He made two further appearances for Swinton in 2014, scoring a hat trick against

Barrow Raiders The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club play home games at Craven Park (Barrow), Craven Park and compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British rug ...

. In June 2015, Currie signed a new four-year contract with Warrington. He played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final defeat by

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Hull play their home games at the MKM Stadium and compete in Super League, the ...

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. In September 2016, Currie suffered a torn

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, ruling him out for most of the 2017 season. Despite the injury, he was named in the 2016

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for his performances during the season, and was rewarded with a new contract at Warrington, keeping him at the club until 2020. He returned to action in July 2017, but suffered another injury to the same knee in his second game after returning to the side. He was able to recover before the end of the season, playing two games for Warrington in the 2017 Qualifiers. He played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final victory over St Helens at

. Currie was granted a testimonial by Warrington, which took place prior to the 2023 season. Currie played 28 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. Currie played in the clubs elimination playoff loss against St Helens. On 8 June 2024, Currie played in Warrington's

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defeat against Wigan. On 7 June 2025, Currie played in Warrington's 8-6 Challenge Cup final loss against Hull Kingston Rovers.

International career

Currie made his international début for

in the

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, and played in all three of their group games. In 2015, Currie was selected by Steve McNamara to represent

for their test series against New Zealand but did not make an appearance. In 2017, he was one of two uncapped players to be named in England's

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squad. He made his début for England in the opening game against

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as a substitute after being named in the team as a late replacement for

Alex Walmsley Alex Walmsley (born 10 April 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for St Helens R.F.C., St Helens in the Super League, and England national rugby league team, England and Great Britain national rugby league te ...

, who was ruled out due to illness.

References

External links

Warrington Wolves profileSL profile
*(archived by web.archive.org
Statistics at rlwc2017.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Currie, Ben 1994 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen England Knights national rugby league team players England national rugby league team players English people of Irish descent English rugby league players Ireland national rugby league team players People from Lowton Rugby league players from Lowton Rugby league second-rows Swinton Lions players Warrington Wolves players