Rory Best

Rory Best
OBE

Best representing Ireland at the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Birth name	Rory David Best
Date of birth	(1982-08-15) 15 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
School	Portadown College
University	Newcastle University
Notable relative(s)	Simon Best (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2000-2003 Banbridge RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2004–2019 Ulster 218 (115) Correct as of 16 March 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 Ireland Wolfhounds 1 (0) 2005–2019 Ireland 124 (60) 2013, 2017 British & Irish Lions 0 (0) Correct as of 6 June 2021 Coaching career Years Team 2021– Seattle Seawolves (high-performance) – Fiji (forwards and scrum) Correct as of 24 April 2021

Rory David Best OBE (born 15 August 1982) is an Irish former rugby union player who was the captain of the Ireland national team from 2016 to 2019. He played hooker for Ulster and was registered for Banbridge RFC. Best earned 124 caps for Ireland, making his debut in 2005 and retiring at the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, his fourth World Cup. Best is one of the most capped rugby players of all time, as well as the most-capped forward to represent Ireland.

Best toured with the British & Irish Lions side in 2013 and 2017.