England forward coach Matt Proudfoot says Tom Curry "could be another McCaw"
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England forward's coach Matt Proudfoot says that England flanker Tom Curry could develop into a player to match All Black great Richie McCaw.
Speaking to BBC Sport, Proudfoot said that Curry is a "special, special player" before going on to further praise the flanker who has won 32 test caps since making his Test debut in June 2017.
"His mindset for growth and improvement, his determination, his relentless training regime...how he takes onboard information, asks questions and makes sure that he adds the right thing to his game."
"When you see that in a player you know he will go a long, long way.
"If you look at the way Tom has improved in the last three or four years if he just continues that growth, I think, in three, four years' time, he could be another McCaw."
Matt Proudfoot helped the Springboks to World Cup glory in 2019 and he revealed that during his time with South Africa, he had targeted Curry as a key part of England's team.
In 2018 when England toured South Africa we highlighted him as one of the main threats in their team," he said.
"We actually tried to get to him a little bit and tried to pressurise him.
