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| Date of birth | (1979-04-03) 3 April 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neil Best (born 3 April 1979 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a rugby union footballer, who attended Wellington College Belfast and played his school rugby there until he left in 1997 after upper sixth. The last professional team he played for was London Scottish and previously played on the Irish national team. He played as a flanker.
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 international début for Ireland 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.
It was announced in February 2008 that Best would join English side Northampton Saints at the end of the 2007/2008 season.
At the end of 2008, Best was banned from playing rugby for 18 weeks for reckless contact with James Haskell Best played in the Ireland A squad in the 2008 Churchill Cup, and also played an integral part in the Ireland A team that won the 2009 Churchill Cup.
Neil now lives in Singapore where he spends a great deal of time playing social rugby for Bucks RFC; arguably the greatest rugby club in Singapore, if not the world.
References
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - itsrugby.co.uk – Neil Best Profile, retrieved 2 September 2010
- ^ Irish Rugby Football Union – Neil Best Profile, retrieved 2 September 2010
External links
| Ireland squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs | |
| Coach: O'Sullivan | |
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1979 births
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Ulster Rugby players
- Belfast Harlequins rugby union players
- Malone RFC players
- Northampton Saints players
- Living people
- Rugby union flankers
- Sportspeople from Belfast
- Ireland Wolfhounds international rugby union players
- People educated at Wellington College Belfast