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Rugby union · Player · Ireland · 2005–2019
Rory Best
· born 15 Aug 1982. 124 caps, 12 tries, 60 points — career totals as published.
Open in the atlas →Caps124as published
Tries12
Points60
First Test2005-11-12
Last Test2019
Every linked Test 117 · partial history
| Date | Opponent | Score | Position | Scoring | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-12 | New Zealand | 7–45 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2006-02-04 | Italy | 26–16 | Hooker (bench) | Lansdowne Road | |
| 2006-02-11 | France | 31–43 | Hooker (bench) | Stade de France | |
| 2006-02-26 | Wales | 31–5 | Hooker (bench) | Lansdowne Road | |
| 2006-03-11 | Scotland | 15–9 | Hooker (bench) | Lansdowne Road | |
| 2006-03-18 | England | 28–24 | Hooker (bench) | Twickenham | |
| 2006-11-11 | South Africa | 32–15 | Hooker | Lansdowne Road | |
| 2007-02-04 | Wales | 19–9 | Hooker | 1 try | not recorded |
| 2007-02-11 | France | 17–20 | Hooker | Croke Park | |
| 2007-02-24 | England | 43–13 | Hooker | Croke Park | |
| 2007-03-10 | Scotland | 19–18 | Hooker | Murrayfield | |
| 2007-03-17 | Italy | 51–24 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2007-09-09 | Namibia | 32–17 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2007-09-15 | Georgia | 14–10 | Hooker | 1 try | Stade Chaban Delmas |
| 2007-09-30 | Argentina | 15–30 | Hooker (bench) | Parc des Princes | |
| 2008-02-02 | Italy | 16–11 | Hooker | Croke Park | |
| 2008-02-09 | France | 21–26 | Hooker (bench) | not recorded | |
| 2008-02-23 | Scotland | 34–13 | Hooker (bench) | not recorded | |
| 2008-03-08 | Wales | 12–16 | Hooker | Croke Park | |
| 2008-03-15 | England | 10–33 | Hooker | Twickenham | |
| 2009-02-07 | France | 30–21 | Hooker (bench) | Croke Park | |
| 2009-02-15 | Italy | 38–9 | Hooker (bench) | not recorded | |
| 2009-02-28 | England | 14–13 | Hooker (bench) | Croke Park | |
| 2009-03-14 | Scotland | 22–15 | Hooker | Murrayfield | |
| 2009-03-21 | Wales | 17–15 | Hooker (bench) | Millennium / Principality Stadium | |
| 2009-05-23 | Canada | 25–6 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2009-05-31 | USA | 27–10 | Hooker (C) | 1 try | not recorded |
| 2010-02-06 | Italy | 29–11 | Hooker (bench) | not recorded | |
| 2010-02-13 | France | 10–33 | Hooker (bench) | Stade de France | |
| 2010-02-27 | England | 20–16 | Hooker | Twickenham | |
| 2010-03-13 | Wales | 27–12 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2010-03-20 | Scotland | 20–23 | Hooker | Croke Park | |
| 2010-11-06 | South Africa | 21–23 | Hooker | Aviva Stadium | |
| 2010-11-13 | Samoa | 20–10 | Hooker (bench) | not recorded | |
| 2010-11-20 | New Zealand | 18–38 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2011-02-05 | Italy | 13–11 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2011-02-13 | France | 22–25 | Hooker | Lansdowne Road | |
| 2011-02-27 | Scotland | 21–18 | Hooker | Murrayfield | |
| 2011-03-12 | Wales | 13–19 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2011-03-19 | England | 24–8 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2011-08-13 | France | 12–19 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2011-08-20 | France | 22–26 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2011-09-11 | USA | 22–10 | Hooker | 1 try | not recorded |
| 2011-09-17 | Australia | 15–6 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2011-09-25 | Russia | 62–12 | Hooker (bench) | not recorded | |
| 2011-10-02 | Italy | 36–6 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2011-10-08 | Wales | 10–22 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2012-02-05 | Wales | 21–23 | Hooker | 1 try | not recorded |
| 2012-02-25 | Italy | 42–10 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2012-03-04 | France | 17–17 | Hooker | Stade de France | |
| 2012-03-10 | Scotland | 32–14 | Hooker (C) | 1 try | not recorded |
| 2012-03-17 | England | 9–30 | Hooker (C) | Twickenham | |
| 2012-06-09 | New Zealand | 10–42 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2012-06-16 | New Zealand | 19–22 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2012-06-23 | New Zealand | 0–60 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2013-02-02 | Wales | 30–22 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2013-02-10 | England | 6–12 | Hooker | Aviva Stadium | |
| 2013-02-24 | Scotland | 8–12 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2013-03-09 | France | 13–13 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2013-03-16 | Italy | 15–22 | Hooker | Olympic Stadium | |
| 2013-11-09 | Samoa | 40–9 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2013-11-16 | Australia | 15–32 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2013-11-24 | New Zealand | 22–24 | Hooker | 1 try | not recorded |
| 2014-02-02 | Scotland | 28–6 | Hooker | Aviva Stadium | |
| 2014-02-08 | Wales | 26–3 | Hooker | Aviva Stadium | |
| 2014-02-22 | England | 10–13 | Hooker | Twickenham | |
| 2014-03-08 | Italy | 46–7 | Hooker | Aviva Stadium | |
| 2014-03-15 | France | 22–20 | Hooker | Stade de France | |
| 2014-06-07 | Argentina | 29–17 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2014-06-14 | Argentina | 23–17 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2014-11-22 | Australia | 26–23 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2015-02-07 | Italy | 26–3 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2015-02-14 | France | 18–11 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2015-03-01 | England | 19–9 | Hooker | Aviva Stadium | |
| 2015-03-14 | Wales | 16–23 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2015-03-21 | Scotland | 40–10 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2015-08-08 | Wales | 35–21 | Hooker (bench) | not recorded | |
| 2015-09-05 | England | 13–21 | Hooker | Twickenham | |
| 2015-09-19 | Canada | 50–7 | Hooker | Millennium / Principality Stadium | |
| 2015-10-04 | Italy | 16–9 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2015-10-11 | France | 24–9 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2015-10-18 | Argentina | 20–43 | Hooker | not recorded | |
| 2016-02-07 | Wales | 16–16 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2016-02-13 | France | 9–10 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2016-02-27 | England | 10–21 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2016-03-12 | Italy | 58–15 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2016-03-19 | Scotland | 35–25 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2016-06-11 | South Africa | 26–20 | Hooker (C) | Newlands | |
| 2016-06-18 | South Africa | 26–32 | Hooker (C) | Ellis Park | |
| 2016-06-25 | South Africa | 13–19 | Hooker (C) | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | |
| 2016-11-05 | New Zealand | 40–29 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2016-11-19 | New Zealand | 9–21 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2016-11-26 | Australia | 27–24 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2017-02-04 | Scotland | 22–27 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2017-02-25 | France | 19–9 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2017-03-10 | Wales | 9–22 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2017-03-18 | England | 13–9 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2017-11-11 | South Africa | 38–3 | Hooker (C) | Aviva Stadium | |
| 2017-11-25 | Argentina | 28–19 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2018-02-03 | France | 15–13 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2018-02-10 | Italy | 56–19 | Hooker (C) | 1 try | not recorded |
| 2018-02-24 | Wales | 37–27 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2018-03-10 | Scotland | 28–8 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2018-03-17 | England | 24–15 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2018-11-10 | Argentina | 28–17 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2018-11-17 | New Zealand | 16–9 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2019-02-02 | England | 20–32 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2019-02-09 | Scotland | 22–13 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2019-03-10 | France | 26–14 | Hooker (C) | 1 try | not recorded |
| 2019-03-16 | Wales | 7–25 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2019-08-24 | England | 15–57 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2019-08-31 | Wales | 22–17 | Hooker (bench) | not recorded | |
| 2019-09-07 | Wales | 19–10 | Hooker (C) | not recorded | |
| 2019-09-22 | Scotland | 27–3 | Hooker (C) | 1 try | not recorded |
| 2019-09-28 | Japan | 12–19 | Hooker (C) | Ecopa Stadium | |
| 2019-10-12 | Samoa | 47–5 | Hooker (C) | 1 try | not recorded |
| 2019-10-19 | New Zealand | 14–46 | Hooker (C) | not recorded |