Rory Best signs IRFU contract extension to the end of the RWC 2019
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Rory Best signs IRFU contract extension to the end of the RWC 2019
The IRFU have announced that Ireland and Ulster captain Rory Best has signed a contract extension to the end of the Rugby World Cup in Japan.
Best, who took over the Ireland captaincy ahead of the 2016 Six Nations, has won 111 for his country making him Ireland's third most capped player.
Under his stewardship, Ireland recorded their first win over the Springboks on South African soil as well as recording a first ever victory over New Zealand in Chicago in November 2016.
Best made his senior debut for Ulster against Munster in November 2004 and has represented his province 204 times, scoring 21 tries.
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