Free jumper up for grabs in our latest sports quiz
FOR your chance to win a free jumper from the latest Swallow Menswear range answer the following questions and email your answers to b.lawrence@peoplenews.ie.
1. In what city did Munster win both of their Heineken Cups?
2. Who was the Head Coach at Munster when they won their Heineken Cups?
3. Who succeeded Brian Ashton as Ireland Head Coach?
4. In what distance did Sonia O’Sullivan win Silver in the Sydney Olympics in 2000?
5. Which Irish Athlete won the World Cross Country Championships in 1978 & 1979?
6. Eamonn Coughlan won gold in the 5000m in the inaugural World Championships. What was the year and which city hosted the Championships?
7. Who captained Liverpool to their first two European Cup wins?
8. Who was the assistant manager at Nottingham Forest when they won the European Cup?
9. In England who was the first club to win the Domestic League and FA Cup double?
10. How many race courses are there in Tipperary?
11. Red Rum won the Grand National 3 times 1973 1974 and 1977 who trained it?
12. Who rode Tiger Roll to the Aintree Grand National successes in 2018 and 2019?
13. How many times was Charlie Swan champion Jockey in Ireland?
14. Who captained Galway to All-Ireland Hurling successes in 1987 & 1988?
15. Who is the current Wicklow hurling manager?
16. Who managed Wexford to the Liam McCarthy cup in 1996?
17. Who won the Wicklow Intermediate Football Championship in 2019?
18. Wicklow won the Leinster Minor Football Championship in what year?
19. Which Wicklow golfer won the British Masters in 2017?
20. Woodbrook
Golf Club in Bray hosted the Carroll’s
Irish Open in 1975, who won it?
21. Who is the European Ryder Cup Captain?
22. What Tipperary town is Irish cycling legend Sean Kelly from?
23. What year did Stephen Roche win the Tour de France?
24. What Aussie Rules team did Tadgh Kennelly play for?
25. Name the famous arena that hosts the Dublin Horse Show. The very best of luck!
Last week’s answers:
1. How many times have Wicklow won the O’Byrne Cup? Four
2. Eamonn Darcy & Harry Bradshaw represented Europe, GB and Ireland respectively in the Ryder Cup. Which golf club in Co. Wicklow did they play? Delgany
3. Who refereed the four-match saga between Dublin and Meath in 1991? Tommy Howard
4. Keogh’s Corner was an article penned by the great Peter Keogh each week in the Wicklow People, which club did he represent on the Co Board? Kiltegan
5. Who is Wicklow’s only AllStar? Kevin O’Brien
6. Who won the Masters in Augusta in 1986? Jack Nicklaus
7. Who scored the winning goal for Offaly in the All-Ireland hurling final in 1981? Johnny Flaherty
8. Name the three counties who have won four in a row or more senior football championships? Wexford, Kerry (2) and Dublin.
9. What year did John Treacy win silver in the Olympics? 1984
10. Who won the FIFA World Cup in 1974? West Germany
11. Ronnie Delaney won gold in the 1500m in the Olympics, which city hosted the Olympics in 1956? Melbourne
12. Who is the only player in the history of the GAA to have won six in a row Senior All-Ireland medals? Jack Lynch
13. How many times have Bray Wanderers won the FAI Cup? Twice
14. Which country won the UEFA European Football Championship in 1976? Czechoslovakia
15. Who captained Baltinglass to All Ireland club glory in 1990? Brian Fitzpatrick
16. What club does Fionnuala McCormack run with in Wicklow? Kilcoole AC
17. Who is the current holder of the Irish U-16 Golf Championship? Joseph Byrne
18. Name the first club from the UK to win the European Cup? Celtic 1967
19. Gary and Paul O’Donovan won silver for rowing in the 2016 Rio Olympics, there was another silver medalist who was it? Annalise Murphy
20. What famous rugby school did the coach of Leinster rugby Leo Cullen attend? Blackrock College
21. How many times have Arklow RFC won the Provincial Towns Cup? Twice
22. Nick Popplewell represented which Co Wicklow club? Greystones RFC
23. Who is the current Wicklow GAA County Chairperson? Martin Fitzgerald
24. Jack Boothman was President of the GAA from 1994-1997 who was the other Wicklow GAA President? Hugh Byrne, 1961-64.
25. What years did the Wicklow Ladies win the Junior All-Ireland Football championship? 1990 and 2011