Ireland skipper Best retires after All Blacks defeat
Patricia and John Best can start enjoying Ireland rugby tests again.
Their son Rory won’t be playing in them anymore.
For more than 16 years, Pat and John Best have been too nervous to relish Ireland games, even when they’ve been in the stands. First, when No. 1 son Simon debuted for Ireland in 2003 then when No. 3 son Rory joined him in the front row from his debut in 2005.
Simon was forced by health problems to stop playing rugby in 2008, while Rory’s great Ireland career end
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