A HIGHLY regarded hooker who packs a punch in the loose, Rory Best muscled his way into the Irish team for the 2006 wins over South Africa and Australia and
was ever-present during the 2007 Triple Crown-winning campaign.
The Poyntzpass man shared the number 2 jersey with Jerry Flannery during the 2009 Grand Slam run, making one start against Scotland but coming up
with some big plays in all five games.
Best captained Ireland on the 2009 Summer Tour to North America and has become the first choice Irish hooker in recent seasons. A proud member of Banbridge RFC, Best again captained Ireland in the 2012 RBS 6 Nations.
| DOB | 15th Aug 1982 |
| Birthplace | Craigavon, N Ireland |
| Height | 1.80 m (5' 11") |
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 4 lb) |
| Position | Hooker |
| Honours | Ireland (67 caps) |
| Date | Opposition | Tries | Conv | DG | Pen | YC | RC | Pts | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02/2013 |
Wales |
 |
70 |
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| 10/02/2013 |
England |
75 |
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| 24/02/2013 |
Scotland |
80 |
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| 09/03/2013 |
France |
80 |
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| 16/03/2013 |
Italy |
70 |
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| Total | Played 5 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
375 |
| Competition | Team | Played | Tries | Conv | DG | Pen | YC | RC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
5 |
1 |
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| 2012-2013 Total |
5 |
1 |
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| 2011-2012 - Friendly |
Ireland |
5 +1 |
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| 2011-2012 - Rugby World Cup |
Ireland |
4 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2011-2012 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
5 |
2 |
10 | |||||
| 2011-2012 Total |
14 +1 |
3 |
15 | ||||||
| 2010-2011 - Guinness Series |
Ireland |
2 +1 |
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| 2010-2011 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
5 |
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| 2010-2011 Total |
7 +1 |
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| 2009-2010 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
3 +2 |
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| 2009-2010 Total |
3 +2 |
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| 2008-2009 - Friendly |
Ireland |
3 +2 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2008-2009 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
1 +4 |
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| 2008-2009 Total |
4 +6 |
1 |
5 | ||||||
| 2007-2008 - Friendly |
Ireland |
2 +2 |
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| 2007-2008 - Rugby World Cup |
Ireland |
2 +1 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2007-2008 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
3 +2 |
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| 2007-2008 Total |
7 +5 |
1 |
5 | ||||||
| 2006-2007 - Friendly |
Ireland |
1 +1 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2006-2007 - Lansdowne Cup |
Ireland |
1 +1 |
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| 2006-2007 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
5 |
1 |
5 | |||||
| 2006-2007 Total |
7 +2 |
2 |
10 | ||||||
| 2005-2006 - Friendly |
Ireland |
0 +1 |
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| 2005-2006 - Lansdowne Cup |
Ireland |
0 +1 |
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| 2005-2006 - Six Nations |
Ireland |
0 +1 |
|||||||
| 2005-2006 Total |
0 +3 |
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| Total - Six Nations |
27 +9 |
3 |
1 |
15 | |||||
| Total - Friendly |
11 +7 |
2 |
10 | ||||||
| Total - Rugby World Cup |
6 +1 |
2 |
10 | ||||||
| Total - Guinness Series |
2 +1 |
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| Total - Lansdowne Cup |
1 +2 |
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| Total |
47 +20 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
35 |
