Rugby Quiz Thread

The Lost Sheep

This has probably been done before but may as well have another thread.

Answer the last question, then post one of your own...MUST be rugby related...to get things going

Jack O Donoghue made his senior debut for Munster in the pro12 back in September when he came on as a substitute against Zebre but who was the last player from Waterford to play for Munster?

Ben Cronin?

The Lost Sheep

Deleted User wrote: »

Ben Cronin?

correct

Murray Kinsella was in the academy but never played a senior game. your turn to make up a question...

You folks shouldn't find this one too taxing. Who was the youngest player to ever score a try in the RWC?

Duckworth_Luas

Deleted User wrote: »

You folks shouldn't find this one too taxing. Who was the youngest player to ever score a try in the RWC?

George North was about 13 when he scored his first RWC try.

Duckworth_Luas

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

George North was about 13 when he scored his first RWC try.

Well you got the name right

KevinK

Which country did Mako and Billy Vunipola’s father captain in Test rugby?

errlloyd

KevinK wrote: »

Which country did Mako and Billy Vunipola’s father captain in Test rugby?

Samfijonga. Great nation.

Taco Corp

KevinK wrote: »

Which country did Mako and Billy Vunipola’s father captain in Test rugby?

Tonga

Taco Corp

Who was the first front row player to make 100 international appearances?

Duckworth_Luas

Taco Corp wrote: »

Who was the first front row player to make 100 international appearances?

Jason Leonard


Which two non Rugby Championship or Six Nations teams has Ireland lost test matches against?

errlloyd

Pipped ^^

Swiwi.

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Jason Leonard


Which two non Rugby Championship or Six Nations teams has Ireland lost test matches against?

Samoa & NZ natives (?)

Who scored the Irish tries when McCaw made his debut in Dublin in 2001?

Duckworth_Luas

Swiwi. wrote: »

Samoa
NZ natives (?)

Samoa = that's one
NZ natives (?) = Included under New Zealand

RuggieBear

Duckworth_Luas wrote: »

Jason Leonard


Which two non Rugby Championship or Six Nations teams has Ireland lost test matches against?

Samoa and Namibia

errlloyd

OT: Can someone please explain how and why we have lost to Namibia twice.

Duckworth_Luas

errlloyd wrote: »

OT: Can someone please explain how and why we have lost to Namibia twice.

A mixture of amateurism, hostile conditions for Irish players and food poisoning.

RuggieBear

Which two teams played in the first match under lights at Lansdowne Road?

Yeah_Right

Swiwi. wrote: »

Samoa & NZ natives (?)

Who scored the Irish tries when McCaw made his debut in Dublin in 2001?

Hickie, Maggs and Miller.

Was first game under lights that one between Ulster/Leinster v Munster/Connacht?

Where was the first ever All Blacks captain born?

The Lost Sheep

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Hickie, Maggs and Miller.

Was first game under lights that one between Ulster/Leinster v Munster/Connacht?

Where was the first ever All Blacks captain born?

First game in the Aviva was the combined provinces game you are talking about but I assume RuggieBear is talking about the old stadium??? and that was in the 90s but cant remember which game

First ever All Blacks Captain was born in Ramelton county Donegal


Who were the 2 players brought on and off in the "bloodgate" incident?

mrbrianj

I remember being at Ire Vs Romania RWC 1999 - that was under lights. I was never at an evening game in LR prior to that one so don't know

Dave_The_Sheep

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

Who were the 2 players brought on and off in the "bloodgate" incident?

Nick Evans and Tom Williams respectively.

Who and when were Leinster playing when Contepomi knocked over a penalty, only to have the wind blow it back over the crossbar?

the baby bull elephant

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

First game in the Aviva was the combined provinces game you are talking about but I assume RuggieBear is talking about the old stadium??? and that was in the 90s but cant remember which game

First ever All Blacks Captain was born in Ramelton county Donegal


Who were the 2 players brought on and off in the "bloodgate" incident?

Tom Williams off for Nick Evans?

Who was the first man to captain the Lions in a test match?

EDIT: Damn internet...

mrbrianj

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Who and when were Leinster playing when Contepomi knocked over a penalty, only to have the wind blow it back over the crossbar?

Connacht - where else would you play in a gale like that.

Swiwi.

mrbrianj wrote: »

Connacht - where else would you play in a gale like that.

Wellington.

Jannie de Beer is best known for what?

nc6000

Swiwi. wrote: »

Jannie de Beer is best known for what?

Is it 5 drop goals in a 1995 RWC game?

Swiwi.

nc6000 wrote: »

Is it 5 drop goals in a 1995 RWC game?

Close...

mfceiling

Swiwi. wrote: »

Wellington.

Jannie de Beer is best known for what?

Having the best surname in the world.

Losty Dublin

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

First game in the Aviva was the combined provinces game you are talking about but I assume RuggieBear is talking about the old stadium??? and that was in the 90s but cant remember which game

The first evening International that I can remember being played at Lansdowne Road was a test versus Western Samon in November 1996, as they were called back then. Samoa won 40-25 if anybody is counting and we played ****e

feargale

Swiwi. wrote: »

Jannie de Beer is best known for what?

Being a rough diamond.

RuggieBear

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

First game in the Aviva was the combined provinces game you are talking about but I assume RuggieBear is talking about the old stadium??? and that was in the 90s but cant remember which game

Losty Dublin wrote: »

The first evening International that I can remember being played at Lansdowne Road was a test versus Western Samon in November 1996, as they were called back then. Samoa won 40-25 if anybody is counting and we played ****e

leinster were one of the teams...

RAKM

The other team was the Scottish Exiles....and the lights failed.

RuggieBear

don't remember the lights failing but it was Scottish exiles!

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/exiles-wilt-in-the-heat-of-the-dublin-lights-1.737355

phog

What Heineken Cup game was played behind closed doors?

RuggieBear

Brive Pontypridd?

Because of the massive melee in the first leg?

CatFromHue

phog wrote: »

What Heineken Cup game was played behind closed doors?

Did Racing Metro play a game with no fans due to frozen stands or something.

its_phil

phog wrote: »

What Heineken Cup game was played behind closed doors?

Edinburgh v Castres. Was suppose to be on the weekend but got postponed to Monday/Tuesday IIRC.

Name the player with most Celtic League/Pro12 appearances ever?

phog

its_phil wrote: »

Edinburgh v Castres. Was suppose to be on the weekend but got postponed to Monday/Tuesday IIRC.

Name the player with most Celtic League/Pro12 appearances ever?

Correct, was postponed until Monday 20/12/10.

phog

Most Pro12 Appearances,Is it Dan Biggar?

I remember checking this out recently when Keatley became the first Irish player to top 1,000 cap (I think).

Eidt - thinking about it now, could it be Dan Parks

its_phil

phog wrote: »

Most Pro12 Appearances,Is it Dan Biggar?

I remember checking this out recently when Keatley became the first Irish player to top 1,000 cap (I think).

Eidt - thinking about it now, could it be Dan Parks

Parks is top points scorer, not appearances

the baby bull elephant

DO'C?

Allegedly Mick O'Driscoll

CatFromHue

Deleted User wrote: »

Allegedly Mick O'Driscoll

Don't think that's right as Jennings has 137 appearances.

Edit: but DOC has more with 147, D'arcy has more starts though

Swiwi.

its_phil wrote: »

Edinburgh v Castres. Was suppose to be on the weekend but got postponed to Monday/Tuesday IIRC.

Name the player with most Celtic League/Pro12 appearances ever?

From the Irish provinces, or across all the countries?

sydthebeat

isaac boss has 156 appearances

edit: phil john has 174

edit2: johnny muldoon... 178!

its_phil

Swiwi. wrote: »

From the Irish provinces, or across all the countries?

All countries but he's at an irish province. This is fun

sydthebeat

is it johnny muldoon? 178 ?

nc6000

Alan Wynn-Jones. Didn't he recently make his 200th appearance for Ospreys.

its_phil

Nope, no one has it yet.

nc6000

its_phil wrote: »

All countries but he's at an irish province. This is fun

At an Irish province? You mean coaching one? Anthony Foley

errlloyd

It's surely Michael Swift.