# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rory-best
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:24:30.768Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rory-best"
name: "Rory Best"
slug: "rory-best"
description: "Rory David Best is a Northern Irish former rugby union player who was the captain of the Ireland national team from 2016 to 2019. He played hooker for Ulster and was registered for Banbridge RFC. Best earned 124 caps for Ireland, making his debut in 2005 and retiring at the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, his fourth World Cup. He toured with the British & Irish Lions in 2013 and 2017. Since retiring as a player, he has worked in the media, coaching and rugby administration. In October 2025 he was appointed general manager of Ulster."
tagline: "Irish rugby union player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rory_Best_cropped.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
  name: "Football / Soccer Player"
  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1982-08-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             10
  historical:           12.74417466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Rory Best"
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    title: "Rory Best"
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    title: "Rory Best"
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    title: "Rory Best"
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    title: "Rory Best"
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    title: "Rory Best"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump