“Growing up, there was only rugby. Well, rugby and farming.” Rory Best still heads off to the far end of the dinner table, whenever he goes back to the family home, and enjoys nothing more than talking rugby with his brothers and his father, John. “You’d be out somewhere, when I was younger, and somebody […]

6 years ago

The Armagh-native has put pen to paper on a new IRFU contract extension. Rory Best has signed a new IRFU contract, confirming that the Irish captain will continue to play for club and country until the end of the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Best, in his time as captain, has championed Ireland to […]

8 years ago

With additional reporting from Pat McCarry in Paris The Ireland captain has finally spoken out. Less than an hour after Ireland defeated France in Paris, Rory Best finally addressed the matter of his appearance at the court trial, in Belfast, of Ulster teammates Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding. Best, Iain Henderson and Craig Gilroy attended […]

8 years ago

Fair play to Best here

9 years ago

A great show lined up for you… The Lions, the disadvantages of rooming with Iain Henderson, captaining Ireland, Robbie Henshaw’s form and a career cut short all coming up on this week’s The Hard Yards. Host Andy McGeady and SportsJOE reporter Pat McCarry are joined by Ulster and Ireland captain Rory Best for a brilliant […]

9 years ago

Okay, so here’s the good news…. Niall Scannell is having a fine season. Remember when the IRFU insisted, on Friday, that Ireland captain Rory Best was NOT ruled out of the Italy game but flew James Tracy out anyway? Well, it turns out Best is out and Tracy will be on the bench at Stadio […]

9 years ago