Best out for Ulster’s Italy trip

DEVASTATED Ireland hooker Rory Best will miss Ulster’s must-win final Heineken Cup pool game against Aironi in Viadana this afternoon.

Best hoped to recover from a rib injury sustained in the victory over Biarritz last week, but failed to make a dramatic recovery for the clash in Italy.

With Aironi having a big front five and a fierce scrummaging side, with Italian Player of the Year Toto Perugini in residence, Nigel Brady gets the nod to start with Andi Kyriacou coming onto the bench.