Here's a thought - I don't want Ben Currie charging full pelt at opposition forwards waiting to decapitate him, I want him hitting crash balls wider out and using his pace and ball handling skills to open teams up.



Ben may never be another Westwood in terms of his physicality, but Ben W will never have and never has had the range of skills Ben C possesses even at a young age. It's fair to say other than Ratchford, not many players, forwards or backs have that range of skill.



The best packs have the complete range of abilities, and physiques and collectively they are the complete picture. We've been very lucky to have westwood and we're very lucky to have Currie.

yeah out of order.....

I think the people calling the lad a coward would soon empty their bowels if called on to enter the field of play !

All i can say is, you think he looks big on tv, you want to stand next to him.

Have to say Irishwire, a bit out of order. I wouldn't like to be in your shoes if he ever read this and met you.



He's not supposed to be a barnstorming impact player yet, but for his age, he does more than ok. He has speed, rugby skills and good size.He's been part of an excellent performance tonight- great kick through for 1st try and great support play (from a back row forward/centre) for his try. He's a good all rounder. I can see why TS has faith and plays him.

I can see that leading us in to thinking someone had called him a coward and then follow it up with according to some posters was really to say shame but I don't know if you had a drink when you posted it Irish? It doesn't initially come across well.



Perhaps a mod could address the header and clarify irish's point? I'm sure he would revise it if he was able.

Thinking on.....this topic is really distasteful can it please be deleted

Don't remember anyone calling him a coward on this board.



Who was it ?

Who said that?



Currie has struggled for form in some games this season but that can be levelled at most of the team.



Our all Ben backrow was terrific last night though.

He was absolutely playing without expressing himself fully earlier in the season. I wouldn't call it cowardice, more a lack of confidence or self belief.



He now looks more comfortable in himself, like he believes he's the open age player he now is and not the young Eng Acad captain making the step up he was. I think there's a lot more to come from the lad too.



Don't forget about that virus he had where he lost 10kg of muscle mass in a couple of weeks. In Association Football, Manchester City's John Guidetti had something similar where the virus ate away at his calf muscle and he's never been the same since and will never become the player he could have as it set his development back so much.



Excellent im the last three games though and can't wait to see how good he can become.

I think the thread title needs changing "some posters were wrong about Ben Currie" or something, very poor thread title.

Someone did post it a few weeks back. Don't recall who but it was after one of our pathetic dubbings, against Cas I think, so it was very likely posted in frustration. It doesn't help creating a witch hunt though, just attention to the header and move on.