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

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.