Rory Best: 'It's the stuff dreams are made of. It's the biggest highlight of my career'

Rory Best has declared captaining Ireland to just their third-ever Grand Slam as a dream come true.

Rory Best: 'It's the stuff dreams are made of. It's the biggest highlight of my career'

Rory Best celebrated the biggest highlight of his career as he captained Ireland to a first Six Nations Grand Slam thanks to a 24-15 victory over England at Twickenham on Saturday, writes Simon Lewis.

For Best, 35, it is the second time has enjoyed the experience of an Irish clean sweep in this championship but having been the back-up on his first Grand Slam team in 2009, leading his country to glory in 2018 was a cut above for the Ireland skipper.

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