Rory Best: I’ll just be one of the leaders

Rory Best reported no deference from Ireland team-mates during his first day as captain at Six Nations camp just an uncharitable respect for his senior status.

“There was no special treatment, the usual slagging and bits and pieces; letting me know that it was unfair I got a room on my own but maybe, especially at my age, I shouldn’t be left on my own for too long,” Best said yesterday at the RBS 6 Nations launch in London.

The captain promised to be a guide to the younger squad members but said he was just one of a group of senior players providing the leadership.