Rory Best

Rory Best.

Age/Date of birth – 26 – August 15, 1982
Position – Hooker
Height – 1.80m
Weight – 106kg
Test caps – 27
Test debut – November 12, 2005 v New Zealand at Lansdowne Road.
Test points – 15 – 3 tries
Current club/Playing history – Belfast Harlequins, Ulster
Strengths – An extremely strong and physical player as well as a proficient line-out operator.
Weaknesses – Can be a little lightweight in the scrum
Likely headline(s) – Best's best is yet to come
Honours in the game – Irish squad at the 2003 Under-21 World Cup
Did you know? – He was appointed captain of Ulster for the 07/08 season in place of his older brother Ulster and Ireland prop Simon Best. He was also voted Personality of the Year at last May's Ulster Rugby awards.