Raring to go

As far as Rory Best is concerned, revenge is a dish best served at home.

The Ulster hooker, one of the stars of Ireland’s run to the World Cup quarter-finals last October in New Zealand, does not repeat the R word that has bombarded the Irish camp from the time the final whistle blew in Wellington that day and Wales progressed to the semis at their expense.

Yet it is clear that having the chance to make amends on home soil at the start of the 2012 RBS 6 Nations Championship tomorrow is something of a boost to Declan Kidney’s team.