Tom Curry planning visit to one of Tokyo’s cat cafe – after Red Rose tame Argentina
TOM CURRY wants to check out one of Tokyo’s crazy cat cafes — but only after he tames the Pumas.
However, it is looking like the closest he will get to any felines is when England take on Argentina in tomorrow’s crunch Pool C clash.
Curry is struggling to get any of his team-mates to join him in one of Japan’s wacky hangouts.
Pussy-loving punters can pay around £10 to have a drink and hang out with their four-legged friends for up to an hour.
And Curry purred: “I would like to go to a cat cafe at one point, I’m a big fan.
“There was a cat island in Miyazaki — but no one wanted to go to that either.
“There was even a cat shrine. But everyone said no. It might have been the company, though!
“So now I’m hoping I can get to a cat cafe instead.”
Curry has a reputation for being off the wall and winding up his team-mates.
Fine-enforcer Joe Marler is even threatening a punishment of taking Curry and his fellow back-row buddy Sam Underhill out for lunch if anyone is caught stepping out of line during the World Cup.
Curry, 21, laughed: “That is probably one of the worst fines!
“People can’t handle us. Sam is a bit calmer than me. He is very relaxed and chilled, I am a bit less so. Apart from that, we are both pretty weird!”
Curry and Underhill have been dubbed the ‘Kamikaze Kids’ by boss Eddie Jones for the way they fly into tackles and hunt their rivals down.
And even off the pitch, Curry seems something of a danger to himself and others — after he was caught sleepwalking around his digs during a pre-World Cup camp in England.
I would like to go to a cat cafe at one point, I’m a big fan.
Tom Curry has his own ambitions in Japan
The Sale Sharks star said: “I tried to walk out of the room — but I walked right into the TV.
“It was horrible timing because everyone thinks I always do it, however, it’s pretty rare!
“There has been none of it out here, I have had five-star reviews from my room-mates George Kruis and Billy Vunipola.”
On the pitch, Curry has been playing like a dream for England.
Jones has switched him from a No 7 to blindside flanker to play in the back-row with Underhill and Billy Vunipola.
The trio are rolling out for their second tournament game together, after opening up with a 35-3 win over Tonga.
Boss Jones also believes that there is much more to come from Curry in his new role.
Jones added: “Tom was very much a pattern player — but he has started to play towards the ball rather than away from it.
“I feel the game has moved into another cycle of contestability.
“The referees want low penalty counts.
“And when you have low penalty counts, it means high contestability — which also means you then have a high level of kicking.
“We thought, ‘How can we be best equipped in that area?’
“Curry is big enough to play No 6. He’s got the sense to play No 6.
“We thought we would give it a go in the World Cup warm-up games and he adjusted really well to it.
“It’s interesting to contrast our back-row with Argentina’s.
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“They’ve gone for big, tall, carrying back-rowers.
“We have got one big, carrying No 8 between an industrious No 6 and No 7. Is that the right way? We think so.
“And obviously Argentina think it’s right for them.”
