Rory Best
| Player information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rory David Best | |
| birthday | 15th August 1982 | |
| place of birth | Craigavon , Northern Ireland , | |
| size | 178 cm | |
| society | ||
| society | Career ended | |
| position | Haklers | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
| 2004-2019 | Ulster rugby | 218 (115) |
| province | ||
| province | - | |
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 2005-2019 |
 Ireland
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124 (60) |
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Status: October 21, 2019 |
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Rory David Best OBE (born August 15, 1982 in Craigavon , County Armagh , Northern Ireland ) is a no longer active Northern Irish rugby union player . He played in the position of the hooker .
Best attended school in Portadown and studied agriculture at Newcastle University . There he played for the Newcastle Falcons . From 2002 he played for the Belfast Harlequins. In 2004, Best was first appointed to the Ulster rugby union team, which plays in the Pro14 . Since then he has completed 124 missions there and scored 60 points. From 2007/08 to 2019 he was the team captain; he took over this position from his brother Simon Best .
In November 2005, Best made his debut on the Irish national rugby union team . He has scored 60 points in 124 games for Ireland. He was in the Irish squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup , in 2011 , 2015 and the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and won with Ireland in 2007, the Triple Crown and the 2009 Six Nations Championship .
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Best, Rory |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Best, Rory David (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Northern Irish rugby union player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th August 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Craigavon , County Armagh , Northern Ireland |