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19th March 2016
09:28pm GMT

"There's obviously a fair bit of rugby to play between now and then hopefully back at our provinces. "We'll sign out tomorrow and look forward to knocking lumps out of each other for two months. "If that's the case, we'll get to South Africa and we've now won two games and we can go there and try to create history by winning Test matches over there. "It has been really enjoyable this Six Nations and, I suppose, I'll just wait and see if the old body holds up."Best lamented that Ireland did not 'make our own luck' in the opening three games of the championship. However, he is optimistic that Ireland can cause some waves in South Africa with a squad as injury free as the fates allow.
Ireland flanker Tommy O'Donnell is certain that Best is the right man to lead Ireland forward.
"I would [back him]. Rory has always been a natural leader in the squad since ever since I came in. "There is a great abundance of leaders in the squad and, yes, Paulie was that talismanic figure but Rory was always one of those vice captains and chipping in. He has stepped up well to the main role now."Winning makes every picture rosier and Best will breathe easier now that his team have found a habit that deserted them in Cardiff and carried on into 2016.
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