The big weekend quiz

Aberdeen Wanderers was the first rugby club in the city to allow anyone to join and play – but how much do you know about it? It’s time to crouch, pause and engage...

Aberdeen Wanderers RFC is a rugby club based in the west end of Aberdeen on Groats Road. At a time when rugby clubs were restricted to former pupils, Aberdeen Wanderers was the first club in the city to allow anyone to join and play, a philosophy it continues to this day. Aberdeen Wanderers has almost 200 children and adults playing and training weekly. Contact rugby starts at primary four and the skills required to play the sport are gradually introduced as they move through the age groups until they are playing 15-a-side at under 14s and participating in Scottish Rugby Union Leagues. Everyone is welcome at Wanderers. For more information on training times and joining the club, email membership@aberdeenwanderers. com 1. Which Aberdeen city park is next to Aberdeen Wanderers’ home pitches? A. Hazlehead Park B. Seaton Park C. Duthie Park 2. Which former player is the Wanderers Pavillion named after? A. Ruaridh Jackson B. Jason White C. Sean Lamont 3. When did Aberdeen Wanderers form? A. 1920 B. 1924 C. 1928 4. Aberdeen Wanderers was renamed in 1934. What was the club previously known as? A. Aberdeen Engineers B. Aberdeen Drillers C. Aberdeen Riggers 5. When was Aberdeen Wanderers youth set-up first established? A. 1986 B. 1991 C. 1996

6. in 1971 Who merged to form the with the Wanderers Wanderers A. Granite City Accies? Academicals B. C. Aberdeen Central Academicals Academicals 7. Who are Aberdeen Wanderers’ long-term main sponsor? A. Saltire Projects B. Specsavers C. The Press and Journal 8. What colours do Aberdeen Wanderers play in? A. Red and white B. Green and blue C. Purple and yellow

9. Which division of the Caledonia Regional Leagues do the Aberdeen Wanderers 1st XV team play in? A. First B. Second C. Third 10. When do the Minis and Micros (primary 1-7) children train and play? A. Saturday morning B. Saturday afternoon C. Sunday morning

11. Which day of the week do the youth teams play games (U13-U16)? A. Friday B. Saturday C. Sunday

12. In 2014, the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) opened its flagship Rugby Academy, where rugby clubs in the north of Scotland feed players into the Scottish set-up. Where in Aberdeen is it based? A. Hillhead B. Garthdee C. Westhill 13. Aberdeen Wanderers hosts the Sam Lobban Trophy each year to raise money and awareness for? A. Mental Health B. Aberdeen City Council C. Scottish Rugby 14. Aberdeen Wanderers runs a rugby development programme in schools. Who does it partner with? A. The RFU B. Active Schools Aberdeen C. NHS Scotland 15. Which number does the starting scrum half traditionally wear in Rugby Union? A. Seven B. Eight C. Nine

16. How many caps did Jason White earn for Scotland? A. 70 B. 74 C. 77 17. Who is the current Scottish Rugby head coach? A. Vern Cotter B. Gregor Townsend C. Rassie Erasmus 18. This year, Scotland beat England at

Twickenham in the six nations. When did they last achieve this? A. 1983 B. 1999 C. 2000 19. Who has earned the most caps for Scotland? A. Chris Paterson B. Sean Lamont C. Ross Ford 20. Who do Scotland play for the Calcutta Cup? A. Wales B. Ireland C. England 21. Which team plays its home games at Scotstoun Stadium? A. Edinburgh Rugby B. Glasgow Warriors C. Scotland 22. How many points is a try worth in rugby union? A. Four

B. C. Six Five 23. How many players are in a starting rugby union team? A. 11 B. 13 C. 15

24. The next Rugby Union World Cup is being held where in 2023? A. South Africa B. Australia C. France 25. Which international team is known as the Pumas? A. Argentina B. South Africa C. Fiji 26. Who is currently number one in the Rugby Union World rankings? A. New Zealand B. South Africa C. Wales

27. South Africa won the last Rugby Union World Cup in 2019 in Japan. How many times have they won it in total? A. Two B. Three C. Four 28. The British and Irish Lions are touring this summer. Which country are they going to? A. South Africa B. France C. New Zealand 29. Ex-New Zealand All Blacks captain Richie McCaw plays what musical instrument? A. Drums B. Guitar C. Bagpipes 30. Complete the name of the club. Newcastle... A. Eagles B. Falcons C. Sparrows

COMMITTED: Aberdeen Wanderers Rugby Football Club has almost 200 children and adults playing and training every week.

A variety of age groups play rugby with Aberdeen Wanderers, but which day of the week do the youth teams play?

The club enjoys a strong link with local schools.

The Minis and Micros are for primary 1-7 pupils.

When did Aberdeen Wanderers form?

The club has been based at Groats Road for how long?