Rugby Union Trivia

1. Which Welsh fly-half was the first player to score more than 1000 international points?

From Quiz Ten Out of Ten For the Perfect Tens

Answer: Neil Jenkins

Neil Jenkins played for Wales from 1991-2003, capped 87 times and scored 1049 points. He broke the 1,000 point mark in spectacular style against France in 2001. He scored a try, kicked conversions, penalties and a dropkick for a personal total of 28 points. Jenkins was capped four times for the British and Irish Lions too.

From Quiz Headstrong

Answer: Uruguay

The test match was played at the Buffalo City Stadium in the city of East London in 2005. The end score in this match, which saw Chavanga score six tries, was 134-3. Tonderai Chavanga, born in Zimbabwe, was a member of the Western Province and Stormers rugby team at the time. He played for the Sharks, Cheetahs, Lions as well as the Welsh side Newport Gwent Dragons in his career.

From Quiz Down to the Wire

Answer: Bryan Habana

With time up on the clock and a win looking inevitable for the Sharks, the Bulls attacked with all they had. Habana got the ball and the defence opened up like the red sea allowing him to ghost through and score the winning try.

From Quiz Rugby Mixture

Answer: Stefan Terblanche

He initially started his career with Boland and later captained the Sharks.

From Quiz They Glide with Their Boots On

Answer: Jason Robinson

Robinson was born in Leeds in 1974 and originally played rugby league, notably for Wigan and then in the international Great Britain side. In 2000, he switched to rugby union, playing for Sale Sharks. Robinson played 51 times for England between 2001 and 2007 and was also chosen for the British and Irish Lions tours in 2001 and 2005. His nickname came from a comic called 'The Beano', which featured a very fast runner called 'Billy Whizz'. In the World Cup final, Jason played on the right wing wearing number 14, with Ben Cohen at number 11 on the left wing. Mark Cueto and Dan Luger were also England international wingers.

From Quiz Ready, Stadi, Go!

Answer: Sports Ground

A Connaught/Munster selection played an Ulster/Leinster selection in the first game ever to be played in the Aviva Stadium (previously Landsdowne Road) on the 15th April 2010.

From Quiz General Rugby

Answer: William Webb Ellis

William Webb Ellis was said to have created the game when he caught a football in his hands and began to run with it.

From Quiz You Know Rugby Union Terms?

Answer: A player holding the ball had stepped over the sideline

The touch-lines mark the lateral boundaries of the playing surface. If the ball crosses the line or a player holding the ball touches or crosses the line with any part of his body, then play is stopped as the ball is deemed out of play or 'in touch'. Play restarts with a line-out, the opposing team is given the throw. Usually the referee relies on the touch judge (linesman) to indicate whether the ball and/or the man has gone into touch.

From Quiz Rugby: The Best Sport Ever

Answer: Switch

A scissor is also called a switch because the ball carrier will end up switching places with the player that he/she is passing to.

From Quiz General Rugby Union

Answer: Line out

When the ball goes out of play over the side line, a line out takes place. The opposing forwards stand side by side, in a line at right angles to the sideline, and one player, normally the number 2, throws the ball back into play. The opposing sides then have to try and catch the ball and play continues. In rugby league, a scrum is awarded.

From Quiz General Rugby Union #2

Answer: Doug Howlett

Blues winger Doug Howlett scored 12 tries in 13 games.

From Quiz Basic Rugby

Answer: Scrumhalf

The scrumhalf places the ball into the scrum and usually picks the ball up after their team wins rucks, scrums, and lineouts.

From Quiz The Literature of Rugby Union

Answer: The New South Wales Team

This is the book that almost every Rugby Union collector would like to own. I know of only 2 copies still in existence!

From Quiz General Rugby Union #1

Answer: 2000

The Stormers won 39-18 at Eden Park.

From Quiz Player Nicknames

Answer: Mickey Skinner

For his ferocious tackling, Skinner is reputedly one of the best offensive tacklers ever to grace the game, and introduced us to such wonderful terms as 'bosh', 'crunch', plus countless ways to abuse back's - daisies, jessica's, fairies etc...

From Quiz Rugby Grounds Around The World

Answer: Lansdowne Road

This ground was the site of many a famous game in Irish Rugby history, none more so than the 10-all draw with New Zealand in January 1973. It was demolished in 2007.

From Quiz No. 1 Rugby

Answer: Bruce Hemara

From Quiz Canadian Rugby

Answer: 22-8-1

From 1977 until May 2001.

From Quiz Rugby Personalities & Events

Answer: Murrayfield

From Quiz Ten Out of Ten For the Perfect Tens

Answer: He had poor vision and could hardly see the posts

Stephen Larkham played 102 test matches for Australia. Initially drafted into the Australian squad as a fullback, coach Rod Macqueen switched him to fly-half. Australia won the 1999 World Cup and Larkham's 48 meter drop kick in extra time helped to beat South Africa in the semi final. Two factors made this drop kick quite a "miracle kick"; Larkham had very bad eyesight and could not see the posts clearly. He also had a badly injured knee at the time. Larkham had laser treatment on his eyes to correct blurred vision and short sightedness which he has suffered from since a child. He said in an interview "I've been wearing glasses since about 16 and I spoke to a surgeon...and he said I had about 10 per cent vision in my right eye and 50 per cent in my left eye," ... "I had a little difficulty seeing the uprights in the past, when I'm at one end of the field everything's blurry at the other end," he said. "I suppose at the World Cup I roughly had an idea where the posts were and had a faint outline."

From Quiz Down to the Wire

Answer: Joel Stransky

With the score tied after full time the mighty All Blacks with Jonah Lomu and the unfancied Springboks went into overtime. After trading points early in overtime the score was locked at 12-12. The Springboks had a scrum in the All Black 22 metre area, Joost Van Der Westhuizen passed to Stansky, and he put one of the most memorable drop goals in rugby history over for a South Africa win.

From Quiz Rugby Mixture

Answer: James Small

The cards was received against Australia in 1993 by Ed Morrison. Small was sent off after back-chatting the referee.

From Quiz They Glide with Their Boots On

Answer: Athletics

Walker was a high hurdler, competing over 110 metres, an event which needs speed. He was selected for the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, where he reached the semi-final in his event. The emergence of fellow Welshman Colin Jackson as a hurdler led to an early end to Walker's athletics career, and he joined Cardiff RFC in 1992. He played for Wales on 17 occasions between 1993 and 1998, scoring 12 tries.

From Quiz Ready, Stadi, Go!

Answer: Thomand Park

Munster became the second Irish province to win the European Rugby Cup in 2005-06, beating French side Biarritz in the final.

From Quiz General Rugby

Answer: Danny Grewcock

Danny Grewcock has been ommited from the England Rugby team on several occasions, which has been put down to disciplinary problems. He is known as a fighter.

From Quiz Number 10s !

Answer: Naas Botha

Hendrik Egnatius Botha, commonly known as Naas, had a phenomenal kicking record at international level - 50 penalties, 50 conversions and 18 drop goals in just 28 games. In 1983 on the invitation of the American football team the Dallas Cowboys he tried out as a placekicker. This move was not successful, however, and he returned to South Africa to continue his rugby career. A couple of years later, he moved to Rovigo in Italy to play professionally, where he saw out the remainder of his career.

From Quiz Rugby: From a Mother's Perspective

Answer: Lock

The position a person plays on a rugby team is often dictated by their physical appearance. Locks are forwards, and tend to be among the tallest, but not the heaviest members of the squad. They are part of the second row in the scrum, and tend to be the players who jump for the ball at line-outs. They are usually assisted in this by being lifted by the two props. The other lock on the team wears the number five.

From Quiz General Rugby Union

Answer: In touch

The side lines are called the touch lines. So if any part of the ball, or the person carrying it has contact with any part of the line, or crosses it, the ball is 'in touch'.

From Quiz General Rugby Union #2

Answer: Sharks

They were called Natal back in 1996, and were beaten 45-21 by the Blues.

From Quiz The Literature of Rugby Union

Answer: On Tour

First published in 1954 - and his last was in 1985 ("Rugger in the Blood"). Quite a career !

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