Rugby star Rory Best apologises and agrees to pay damages for rape trial remarks

Rugby star Rory Best apologises and agrees to pay damages for rape trial remarks

Rory Best made comments on an Off The Ball radio show in 2020. Picture: Simon Cooper/PA

Tue, 28 Jun, 2022 - 15:24
PA Reporter

Former Ireland and Ulster rugby captain Rory Best has apologised and agreed to pay substantial damages to four lawyers over comments he made about a former teammate’s rape trial.

Paddy Jackson was acquitted of rape and sexual assault after a trial at Belfast Crown Court in 2018.

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