Ben Curry a doubt for World Cup due to hamstring surgery

Ben Curry is a doubt for this year's Rugby World Cup after Sale Sharks confirmed the England flanker will undergo surgery on a hamstring tendon.

Curry picked up the injury in Sale's 21-13 Premiership semi-final win over Leicester Tigers on Sunday and will miss the final against Saracens at Twickenham this Saturday.

"Gutted that my season is over like this but looking forward to supporting the lads over the next two weeks,” Curry said on Instagram.

Sale also gave an update on Dan du Preez, who injured his shoulder, stating: "Both players will require surgery ahead of the new season and will be seeing specialists this week.

"Ben and Dan have put in huge shifts this season to get us to Twickers and we can't thank them enough."

The club hasn't confirmed how long he'd be ruled out but it is reported he'll be on the sidelines for at least four months.