As well as helping his side to a third league win in a row, Warrington Wolves man Ben Currie reached a significant milestone in his career on Friday night.
The Wolves were victorious in a high-scoring affair against newly-promoted York Knights, who tested the side right until the very end.
Warrington came out 38-30 winners, and Currie scored one of the club’s seven tries to achieve the two points.
His score may not have been one for the highlight reel, with it being a simple crash ball over, but the try was his 100th of his Warrington career – a feat only a handful of other players have achieved.
Currie became only the 23rd man to achieve a century of tries for the club, and join a list of names that include club legends Brian Bevan, Ben Westwood and Lee Briers.
Starting his career in the back row, tries came quite regularly for the ex-England international, with him scoring 88 of those in the first 259 appearances of his career. The final six have come in the space of three years, which coincide with his move to loose forward – a position taken up since head coach Sam Burgess arrived at the club.
Speaking of Burgess, the England legend had nothing but praise to say about his key forward, saying: “Yeah, that’s not bad, is it? [317 games, 100 tries] He seems to be getting younger, does Ben.
“He’s getting fitter and stronger and faster and [hitting] all the markers.
“I think he’s got himself in a good position to have another strong year. Since I’ve been at the club he’s been extremely consistent, and he’s just a great guy to have around.
“He’s a good family man, he’s a committed trainer, a good professional so there’s no wonder he’s played so many games.”
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Ben Currie reaches 100 Warrington Wolves tries
Commenting on his milestone achievement, Currie spoke to Warrington’s club social media after the game to describe his excitement of reaching the century.
“It’s about time,” he said with a smile. “Earlier in my career, I racked them up pretty quick. But, since moving to the middle, it’s probably taken me about three seasons to get about six tries.
“I’ve been reminded a few times by family and friends, and fans as well, but it’s good to finally tick it off.
He added: “It’s something to look back on when I finish and I retire. It’s a great achievement to tick off.
“It feels great, and I’ve got a match ball here as well. It was Toby King’s great idea to take home with me, as a trophy for it.”
