The Best of ways to mark a special day at Lansdowne Road

Simon Lewis You are never quite sure who dotted down when a driving maul crashes over the tryline.

You are never quite sure who dotted down when a driving maul crashes over the tryline.

Yet, when the white scrum cap protecting Rory Best’s head was the one emerging from the pile of bodies and receiving the celebratory pats of his team-mates yesterday, the world seemed a slightly better place.