Simon Best
Ireland · 2003–2007. What the record holds, and none of it reaches the model.
Appearances
21
3 as a starter
Minutes
366
17 a match
Tries (at least)
0
Points (at least)
0
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
0
Span
2003–2007
Scoring is a floor. World Rugby's timeline credits some tries to nobody, so a match where the players' points do not add up to the score may be missing this player's. 18 of 21 of his matches add up; appearances and minutes are unaffected. Never used by the model.
With him in the squad
+2.9
over 17 matches
Without him
-1.7
over 10 matches
Difference
+4.6
Points of margin above what the side's rating expected, so opposition and venue are already removed, over the years between his first and last cap. A gap this size comes up by chance often enough, across the players tested, that it is not evidence about him. The method.
| Date | Opponent | Jersey | Minutes | Tries | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-21 | away to France (25-3) | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-15 | v Georgia (14-10) | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-09 | v Namibia (32-17)* | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-06-02 | away to Argentina (16-0) | 3 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-05-26 | away to Argentina (22-20)* | 3 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-03-17 | away to Italy (24-51) | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-03-10 | away to Scotland (18-19) | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-02-24 | v England (43-13)* | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-02-11 | v France (17-20) | 17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-02-04 | away to Wales (9-19) | 17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-03-18 | away to England (24-28) | 17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-03-11 | v Scotland (15-9) | 17 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-02-26 | v Wales (31-5) | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-02-11 | away to France (43-31) | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-02-04 | v Italy (26-16) | 17 | — | 0 | 0 |
* the players' points in that match do not add up to the recorded score, so a scorer is uncredited and this row may be short.