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| '''Neil Best''' (born ] ] |
'''Neil Best''' (born ] ] in ], ]) is a ] footballer, He plays for ] and ]. | ||
| ⚫ | Best is in his fourth season with Ulster, and is unrelated to namesake prop ] and hooker ]. Educated at Wellington College, Best was a relative late comer to rugby, starting his career with Malone RFC. He has a BSc and MA in chemical engineering. He scored 7 tries for Ulster in 2006 - three in the Heineken Cup and four in the Celtic League. | ||
| Terrific form for Ulster saw Best included in the Ireland squad for the 2005/06 autumn internationals. He made his Senior debut as a replacement v New Zealand last November. | |||
| He made his Senior debut as a replacement v ] in November 2005. Also in November 2005, he scored his 1st Test try for v ]. | |||
| He was also a revelation on the summer tour to Australia and New Zealand, and was one of the only positives to take out of a fairly poor tour, along with fellow back row Dennis Leamy. | |||
| ⚫ | His form for Ulster and during the summer tour to Australia and New Zealand saw Best included in the Ireland squad for the 2006 Autumn Internationals. He was named man of the match in Ireland's 21-6 victory against ] at ]. His performance that day was described as being like that of a man "deranged," with ] saying at half time, "Best looks, well, he looks slightly mad really". | ||
| ⚫ | Best is in his fourth season with Ulster, and is unrelated to namesake prop Simon and hooker Rory. Educated at Wellington College, Best was a relative late comer to rugby, starting his career with Malone RFC. He |
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Revision as of 16:29, 21 November 2006
Neil Best (born 3 April 1979 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a rugby union footballer, He plays for Ulster and Ireland.
Best is in his fourth season with Ulster, and is unrelated to namesake prop Simon Best and hooker Rory Best. Educated at Wellington College, Best was a relative late comer to rugby, starting his career with Malone RFC. He has a BSc and MA in chemical engineering. He scored 7 tries for Ulster in 2006 - three in the Heineken Cup and four in the Celtic League.
He made his Senior debut as a replacement v New Zealand in November 2005. Also in November 2005, he scored his 1st Test try for v Romania.
His form for Ulster and during the summer tour to Australia and New Zealand saw Best included in the Ireland squad for the 2006 Autumn Internationals. He was named man of the match in Ireland's 21-6 victory against Australia at Lansdowne Road. His performance that day was described as being like that of a man "deranged," with Keith Wood saying at half time, "Best looks, well, he looks slightly mad really".
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