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Ben Curry is delighted to have the immediate distraction of England duty as he parks Gallagher Premiership heartache on the back of being overlooked by the British and Irish Lions.

 

The Sale captain linked up with Steve Borthwick’s squad just three days after his club were denied a place in Saturday’s Premiership final by an agonising 21-16 semi-final loss to Leicester.

 

Flanker Curry is among the senior figures in a 37-man training camp, containing 16 uncapped players, ahead of upcoming Tests against Argentina and the United States.

 

Head coach Borthwick is currently without players from Premiership finalists Bath and Leicester in addition to a host of star names, including Curry’s twin brother Tom, who are involved in the Lions’ summer tour of Australia.

While in an ideal world he would have been in different surroundings this week, Curry is not contemplating what might have been.

 

“It’s very easy to do the opposite of that,” he said, “There’s always something different to go after. Obviously you’ve got to address the emotional disappointment but, with professional sport, there’s always something thrown at you next.

Essentially, you can’t rest, it’s about just cracking on to the next thing. The challenge we’ve got this tour is properly exciting.

 

“I think it’s a perfect position. Obviously very disappointed after that semi-final but the beauty of rugby is there is always something next and we’re quite fortunate it’s straight away.

Curry impressed during a Guinness Six Nations campaign which brought four wins from five for England and a second-placed finish behind champions France.

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