QUIZ RUGBY
1. On October 24, 1970 the visiting Fijians comprehensively defeated a star studded Barbarians XV by 29-9. Where was the match played?
2. South Africa have won the Rugby World Cup three times, in 1995, 2007 and 2019. How many tries did they score in the process and who scored them?
3. Eight teams representing England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland defeated the New Zealand All Blacks between 1900 and 1960. Name them.
4. It was the first noscoring draw in the history of Murrayfield and Scotland, according to all present on that historic day in January 1964, had won a moral victory. Who were their opponents?
5. Who were the two scrum-halves who featured in the three Test matches for the British and Irish Lions against the world champion Springboks in 1997?
6. Who was the first USA international to feature in a winning Heineken Cup Final and for which team?
7. The Lancashire cricketer Frank Hayes scored an unbeaten 106 on his first Test appearance against the West Indies at The Oval in 1973. He was also a talented rugby player. Which club did he play for?
8. PJP Burge c sub b Trueman 160. Who was the substitute fielder and former international outsidehalf who caught the Australian batsman in the covers at Headingley in July 1964?
9. Name two players who, remarkably, have featured in four winning teams against New Zealand.
10. Name the three brothers who represented the British and Irish Lions.
11. Who am I? I prevented a JJ Williams try at Twickenham in 1974 (although JJ insists he got there first!) and made 49 first class county cricket appearances.
12. Who were England’s centre three-quarters when they were beaten 32-31 by Wales at Wembley in 1999?
13. Name the England squad of nine who won the International Centenary 7s at Murrayfield in 1973.
14. Who were the three unused replacements for England in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final against Australia?
15. Bad weather, two false alarms and a serious shoulder injury…which Pontypool and Newport firefighter was finally capped against Scotland in the 1992 Five Nations after a five-year wait?
1. Gosforth.
2. Two - Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe scoring in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final against England at Yokohama.
3. Wales 1905; British and Irish Lions in the first Test at Dunedin in 1930; Swansea, Wales and England in 1935; Cardiff and Wales in 1953; British and Irish Lions in the fourth Test at Auckland 1959.
4. New Zealand – Scotland under Billy Neill’s leadership prevented the All Blacks from completing their first-ever Grand Slam in the British Isles. The 1924/25 side under Cliff Porter’s captaincy won all their games but didn’t play any matches in Scotland.
5. Matt Dawson (played in all three Tests) and Austin Healey who appeared briefly as a replacement in the third Test.
6. Dan Lyle from Louisville, Kentucky who played at No.8 for Bath in the 1998 final against Brive at the Stade Lescure, Bordeaux – a match Bath won 19-18 with full-back Jonathan Callard scoring all 19 points.
7. Broughton Park
8. Alan Rees – Glamorgan batsman and outstanding cover point fielder who also played rugby for Maesteg and Wales before joining Leeds Rugby League Club in 1962.
9. John Pullin (British and Irish Lions - first and third Tests 1971; Barbarians 1972; England at Auckland 1973) and Derek Quinnell (British and Irish Lions – third Test 1971; Llanelli 1972; Barbarians 1972; British and Irish Lions – second Test at Christchurch 1977).
10. Richard Wallace – wing threequarter (New Zealand 1977) Paul Wallace – prop forward (South Africa 1997) David Wallace – back row forward (Australia 2001 and South Africa 2009)
11. Peter Squires
12. Jonny Wilkinson and Barrie-Jon Mather
13. Keith Fielding, David Duckham, Peter Rossborough, Steve Smith, Fran Cotton (captain), John Gray, Andy Ripley, Roger Uttley, Peter Preece
14. Dorian West, Martin Corry, Kyran Bracken.
15. Roger Bidgood