Best is ‘totally recovered’

NIALL O’DONOVAN yesterday spoke of his sadness in leaving Simon Best behind in a Bordeaux hospital as the Ireland squad prepared for the three hour train journey to Paris.

O’Donovan, who visited Best on Thursday night, did however say the Ulster captain is “totally recovered” and is looking like a guy who was “ready to go out and play a rugby match”.

He also sees no reason why the prop forward will not make a comeback in the future.