Six Nations Rugby: Ireland hooker Rory Best on how to silence Wales

Six Nations Rugby: Ireland hooker Rory Best on how to silence Wales
By Ruaidhri O'Connor


– 10 March 2015His yellow card did not ultimately cost his team against France, but he knew that Joe Schmidt's hair-drier would have him in its cross-hairs when the curtains were drawn for the video review.

Such things are certainties in the New Zealander's world - death, taxes and coolly-delivered deconstructions of where you went wrong.

Under Schmidt, Ireland have become Europe's most controlled team and Best's sin-binning was rare for a player in green.

They consistently end up on the right side of the penalty count, keeping thei…

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