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2003 World Cup: Pool A #2 Trivia Quiz

Pool A continued with matches in Sydney, Adelaide, Launceston and Melbourne to determine the two qualifiers for the quarter finals.

A multiple-choice quiz by rogerw1nz. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rogerw1nz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
153,896

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The sixth Pool A match played on October 22 in Sydney, was between Argentina and Romania. Who won, and by what score? Hint

Argentina 25-23

Argentina 60-13

Romania 15-13

Argentina 50-3

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Question 2 of 10

2. The 7th Pool A match, played on October 25 at the Adelaide Oval, was between Australia and Namibia. Australia won 142-0. Has any team ever scored more than 140 points in any previous World Cup?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Australian scored five tries in their thrashing of Namibia? Hint

Chris Latham

Matt Giteau

Mat Rogers

Lote Tuqiri

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many tries did Australia score against Namibia? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 8th Pool A match, played on October 26 at the Adelaide Oval, was between Argentina and Ireland. Who won, and by what score? Hint

Argentina 19-18

Ireland 19-18

Ireland 16-15

Argentina 16-15

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Question 6 of 10

6. There was only one try scored in the Agentina v Ireland match. Who scored it? Hint

David Humphreys (Ireland)

Alan Quinlan (Ireland)

Gonzalo Quesada (Argentina)

Ignacio Corleto (Argentina)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 9th Pool A match, played on October 30 at York Park in Launceston, was between Namibia and Romania. This was the only World Cup match played in Tasmania. Who won, and by what score? Hint

Romania 27-17

Romania 37-7

Namibia 37-17

Namibia 17-12

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who made history in the Namibia v Romania match by becoming the first person to play in both the cricket and rugby World Cups? Hint

Niel Swanepoel

Emile Wessels

Rudi van Vuuren

Eben Isaacs

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Question 9 of 10

9. The last Pool A match was played on October 30 at Stadium Australia, Sydney between Australia and Ireland. Who won, and by what score? Hint

Ireland 14-13

Australia 14-13

Australia 17-16

Ireland 17-16

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who were the two try-scorers in the Australia v Ireland match? Hint

George Smith and Brian O'Driscoll

Elton Flatley and Ronan O'Gara

George Smith and Ronan O'Gara

Elton Flatley and Brian O'Driscoll

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The sixth Pool A match played on October 22 in Sydney, was between Argentina and Romania. Who won, and by what score?

Answer: Argentina 50-3

Argentina scored seven tries in their easy victory.

Answer: Yes

In the 1995 World Cup in South Africa, New Zealand beat Japan 145-17.

3. Which Australian scored five tries in their thrashing of Namibia?

Answer: Chris Latham

Fullback Latham scored five tries, only one short of the World Cup record by Marc Ellis, who scored 6 against Japan in 1995. Giteau and Tuqiri scored three each

4. How many tries did Australia score against Namibia?

Answer: 22

All but three were scored by the backs. The half time score was 69-0. Mat Rogers set Australian records for most points (42) and most conversions in a match (16).

5. The 8th Pool A match, played on October 26 at the Adelaide Oval, was between Argentina and Ireland. Who won, and by what score?

Answer: Ireland 16-15

Argentina were very unlucky to lose, although Ireland scored the only try of the match.

6. There was only one try scored in the Agentina v Ireland match. Who scored it?

Answer: Alan Quinlan (Ireland)

Quinlan injured himself scoring the try and had to leave the field. Humphreys kicked a conversion and a penalty goal, and Ronan O'Gara 2 penalty goals for Ireland. Quesada kicked 3 penalty goals and a dropped goal, and Corleto a dropped goal for Argentina.

7. The 9th Pool A match, played on October 30 at York Park in Launceston, was between Namibia and Romania. This was the only World Cup match played in Tasmania. Who won, and by what score?

Answer: Romania 37-7

Romania scored five tries to none, and lead 32-0 at half time.

8. Who made history in the Namibia v Romania match by becoming the first person to play in both the cricket and rugby World Cups?

Answer: Rudi van Vuuren

Rudi van Vuuren played five matches for Namibia in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, taking 8 wickets. He only played ten minutes in the Rugby World Cup, being substituted on in the match against Romania.

9. The last Pool A match was played on October 30 at Stadium Australia, Sydney between Australia and Ireland. Who won, and by what score?

Answer: Australia 17-16

Ireland's second one-point margin of the Cup! This time they lost, and finished second in Pool A, behind Australia.

10. Who were the two try-scorers in the Australia v Ireland match?

Answer: George Smith and Brian O'Driscoll

George Smith (AUS) and Brian O'Driscoll (IRE) scored the tries. Flatley kicked 3 penalty goals and George Gregan a dropped goal for Australia. Ronan O'Gara kicked a conversion and 2 penalty goals and Brian O'Driscoll a dropped goal for Ireland. Australia topped Pool A with 18 points, followed by Ireland with 15. Argentina (11), Romania (5) and Namibia (0) were eliminated.

Source: Author rogerw1nz

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