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

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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