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Rugby Quiz I
- Which past or present players can you match to the following nicknames: (a)Shaggy, (b)Suitcase, (c)Billy Whizz, (d)Alfie, (e)The chiropractor, and (f)Mellon?
- Which French club did Jonathan Sexton join in 2013?
- In which city is the rugby club Wasps based?
- As of 2016, who was the last English player to captain the British Lions?
- A British and Irish Lions XV played which country in a one-off celebration match in 1989? And what was the celebration?
- Which club team did Brian Moore play for when he won his first of many England caps?
- Chris Ashton joined rugby union from which rugby league club? And name the first rugby union club he played for?
- Two South Africans have won World Rugby Player of the Year, can you name both?
- Who scored the final try for the Lions on their 2013 tour of Australia?
- Name the tallest player in the 2015 Rugby World Cup tournament?
- The Millennium Trophy is contested annually between England and which other country?
- The Bloodgate Scandal was a rugby union scandal involving which English team? Also, name the player faking a blood injury and which team were the opponents?
Answers:
- (a)Will Greenwood, (b)Ruben Thorne (c)Jason Robinson, (d)Gareth Thomas, (e)Brian Lima, (f)Gethin Jenkins
- Racing Metro
- Coventry
- Martin Corry (took over the captaincy after Brian O'Driscoll was spear tackled in 2005)
- France (celebrating the Bicentennial of the French Revolution)
- Nottingham
- Wigan Warriors. Northampton.
- Schalk Burger (2004) and Bryan Habana (2007)
- Jamie Roberts
- Devon Toner (at 6ft 10in)
- Ireland
- Harlequins. Tom Williams and Leinster.
Rugby Quiz II
- From which club were seven players selected for the 1971 Lions tour to New Zealand (a Lions record)?
- Can you name the clubs of the following former players: (a) David Duckham (1967-79), (b) Bill Beaumont (1969-82), (c) Ian McGeechan (1964–79), (d) Serge Blanco (1974-92), and (e) Gareth Edwards (1966-78)?
- Who was made director of Rugby at London Wasps in 2011?
- Jack Nowell and Henry Slade play for which club team?
- Which team did Bath play in rugby's 'Clash of the Codes' in 1996?
- The nicknames The Men in Black, Wolf Pack, and Fez-Boys are all associated with which English club team?
- In 2016, which country were champions of The European Nations Cup (sometimes referred to as the Six Nations B)?
- Which Fiji-born Wasps plays became eligible to play for England in June 2016?
- In 1985, which former rugby player sang backing vocals on the song We Don't Need Another Hero by Tina Turner?
- Who has captained England most times?
- Which 'six foot six' former corporal in the Corp of Royal Engineers won eight England caps between 1990 and 1998?
- Against which country did Italy gain their first ever away point in the Six Nations Championship?
- The RDS Arena is a multi-purpose sports stadium in which city?
- Mark Cueto played on the wing for which Aviva Premiership club?
- Which New Zealand player was the IRB Player of the Year in 2013?
Answers:
- London Welsh
- (a) Coventry, (b) Fylde Rugby Club, (c) Headingley, (d) Biarritz Olympique, and (e) Cardiiff RFC
- Dai (David) Young
- Exeter Chiefs
- Wigan
- Saracens
- Georgia
- Nathan Hughes
- Lawrence Dalaglio (as a 13-year-old chorister in the King's House School choir)
- Will Carling - 59 times (followed by Robshaw (42) and Martin Johnson(39))
- Dean Ryan
- Wales (18-18 draw in 2006)
- Dublin (home to Leinster Rugby)
- Sale Sharks
- Kieran Read
Six Nations Quiz (set in 2016)
- Who was the heaviest forward in this year's 2016 Six Nations?
- Which Welsh player was the recipient of a 'gypsy boy' jibe by English prop Joe Marler?
- Which player in the 2016 Six Nations has most international caps?
- How many times have France won the Six Nations' Grand Slam?
- Which member of the Scottish 2016 Six Nations Squad plays his rugby in Wales?
- Which open-side flanker once started at scrum-half in an infamous error-prone performance?
- In which position did new England rugby coach Eddie Jones play, as a player?
- As of 2016, who was the last Six Nations player to win 'World Rugby Player of the Year'?
- Which player did Dylan Hartley bite in a 2012 match - receiving an 8 week ban?
- Where would you find cobras and an elephant in the Six Nations?
- In which city was the first ever Six Nations game played on February 5, 2000?
- Who was the 2014 'Player of the Tournament' winner?
Answers:
- Uini Atonio (France)
- Samson Lee
- Gethin Jenkins
- Three
- John Barclay (Scarlets)
- Mauro Bergamasco
- Hooker
- Thierry Dusautoir ( France, 2011)
- Stephen Ferris (Ireland)
- On the Calcutta Cup
- Rome (Italy beat Scotland 34-20)
- Mike Brown