Quizzes

1. When was the short lineout first employed?

2. What was a ball carrying game, played by the Romans in 30 BC and similar to rugby called?

3. What is the Hurricanes mascot's name?

4. What year was a try increased from 3 to 4 points?

5. Who were the first twins to play for the All Blacks?

6. What county is Twickenham in?

7. What country did the Springboks tour in 1971 and win all 13 matches?

8. Who is the South African-born player in the Italian Six Nations team?

9. Under what coach did David Campese make his debut?

10. What famous All Black has a racehorse named after him?

1. Who scored the match-winning try for France in the 1987 Rugby World Cup semi-final against Australia?

2. What Irish provincial side were the first to defeat the All Blacks in Ireland's history?

3. Who scored the most points in the 1995 Rugby World Cup?

4. What teams contested the inaugural Super 12 final?

5. Who was sent off as an 18-year-old in only his second test for flattening Paul Ackford?

6. What year saw the death of Mr Rugby, Danie Craven?

7. Who broke his country's national points record on debut?

8. What English club plays at the Recreational Ground?

1. Who was the leading try scorer in Super 12 rugby 1996?

2. When did the first Hong Kong Sevens tournament take place?

3. Who captained the 1993 Lions to New Zealand?

4. What stadium was previously known as Lancaster Park?

5. What country did legendary flyhalf Hugo Porta represent?

6. Who shared for many years the record number of Springbok appearances with Frik du Preez?

7. Who was Willie John McBride's lock partner in both the 1971 and 1974 Lions?

8. What is a \"Bajada\" or \"Bajadito\"?

9. How old was John Kirwan when he made his All Black debut?

10. What country did the Springboks play their next test against after the 1981 tour to New Zealand?

1. What Welsh international was previously a professional footballer?

2. Who is the South African-born prop in the French national squad?

3. Who scored the first try in both the 1987 and 1991 Rugby World Cups?

4. Which three Five Nations legends played their last internationals in the same 1997 match?

5. At what age did Barry John retire?

6. What rugby ground was formerly a brick foundry?

7. Which Fijian sent off at the 1999 Rugby World Cup was later playing Super 12 rugby for the Crusaders?

8. Which Springbok prop was affectionately known as \"Domkrag\"?

9. What Sydney club is famous for producing the Ella brothers and Campese?

10. Where does famous rugby commentator Bill McLaren reside?

1. What team performs the cibi?

2. Who captained the 1980 Lions to South Africa?

3. Which World Cup-winning fullback later became a physiotherapist with the Waratahs?

4. In what year was the New Zealand Rugby Union founded?

5. Who captained France a record 34 times?

6. Why was the 1967 All Black tour to Ireland cancelled?

7. What team scored a historic victory over the Springboks in Bloemfontein on 3 April 1982?

8. When did England beat the All Blacks for the first time?

9. Which Scottish great was involved in the Calcutta Cup affair in 1988?

10. Which team has won the Currie Cup the most times?

1. In what year was the first Currie Cup won by Western Province?

2. Which aristocrat scored two tries in England's first ever win over New Zealand in 1936?

3. Who holds the individual points-scoring record at the Rugby World Cup?

4. When did France first win at Twickenham?

5. When did Australia and England first meet in a test?

6. Which Welsh wizard drop-kicked, placed and scored for the Lions against the All Blacks in Wellington in 1971?

7. Who was the first Scottish back to exceed 50 tests?

8. What team had the best winning percentage in Super 12 history?

9. Which team in 1972 was only the second since 1891 to leave South Africa unbeaten?

10. Who managed the Cavaliers on their 1986 tour of South Africa?

1. Who were the 1999 Five Nations champions?

2. What is the Rugby World Cup trophy called?

3. Who was the first Aboriginal player to captain Australia?

4. Who holds the record for most test tries by an Argentine?

5. How many Lions caps did Gareth Edwards win?

6. Who was the heaviest Springbok of all time?

7. Who won the Shanghai Rugby Sevens tournament that year?

8. Which well-known All Black and commentator played club rugby in Natal during the 1980s?

9. Which rugby stadium was due to host the 2001 FA Cup final?

10. Who had played the most tests for Canada?

1. Where was the first test between the Springboks and the All Blacks played?

2. Who was the youngest ever captain of Wales?

3. In what year did the British Lions lose the opening test for the first time in a series against South Africa?

4. Who scored all France's points in the 1995 Rugby World Cup semi-final?

5. How many matches did the All Blacks remain unbeaten between 1986 and 1990?

6. Who scored the most points during the 1991 Rugby World Cup?

7. Who won the inaugural World Sevens Cup?

8. Which teams played the first ever match at Twickenham?

9. Who captained the Springboks during the Battle of Tucuman?

10. Which country has supplied the most British and Irish Lions captains?

1. What team inflicted the first ever defeat of any South African team in Ireland?

2. When and against whom did the Barbarians play their first end-of-tour match against a visiting international side?

3. Which country won the rugby gold medal at the 1920 Olympics?

4. Who won the third-place playoff at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, played at Loftus Versfeld?

5. Was Johan le Roux sent off for biting Sean Fitzpatrick's ear in the second 1994 New Zealand test?