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2003 World Cup: Pool C #2 Trivia Quiz

The last five matches of Pool C were played in the eastern states of Australia. Two teams out of England, Georgia, Samoa, South Africa, or Uruguay, progressed to the quarter finals.

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

Author
rogerw1nz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
154,425

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The 6th Pool C match was between Georgia and South Africa at Aussie Stadium, Sydney on October 24. South Africa won by what margin? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which South African scored two tries against Georgia? Hint

Derick Hougaard

Joe van Niekerk

Jaque Fourie

Danie Rossouw

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Question 3 of 10

3. The 7th Pool C match was between England and Samoa at Telstra Dome, Melbourne, on October 26. Who won, and what was the score? Hint

England 25-12

Samoa 35-22

Samoa 25-12

England 35-22

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the top points scorer in the England-Samoa match? Hint

Semo Sititi (Samoa)

Jonny Wilkinson (England)

Earl Va'a (Samoa)

Iain Balshaw (England)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 7th Pool C match was between Georgia and Uruguay at Aussie Stadium, Sydney, on October 28. Who won, and what was the score? Hint

Georgia 19-8

Georgia 24-12

Uruguay 24-12

Uruguay 19-8

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Question 6 of 10

6. The referee for the Georgia-Uruguay match was Kelvin Deaker. Which country was he from? Hint

Australia

New Zealand

Ireland

Wales

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 9th Pool C match was between Samoa and South Africa at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on November 1. Who won, and what was the score? Hint

Samoa 31-25

South Africa 43-12

South Africa 60-10

South Africa 29-21

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who scored the most points in the Samoa-South Africa match? Hint

Opeta Palepoi (Samoa)

Ashwin Willemse (South Africa)

Derick Hougaard (South Africa)

Earl Va'a (Samoa)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The last Pool C match was between England and Uruguay at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on November 2. What was England's winning margin? Hint

111

101

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who scored the most points for England in their thrashing of Uruguay? Hint

Josh Lewsey

Jason Robinson

Paul Grayson

Mike Catt

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The 6th Pool C match was between Georgia and South Africa at Aussie Stadium, Sydney on October 24. South Africa won by what margin?

Answer: 27

Georgia provided South Africa with stiffer opposition than was expected. After leading 24-6 at half time, South Africa struggled to beat Georgia 46-19.

2. Which South African scored two tries against Georgia?

Answer: Danie Rossouw

Danie Rossouw scored 2 tries. South Africa scored seven tries to one.

3. The 7th Pool C match was between England and Samoa at Telstra Dome, Melbourne, on October 26. Who won, and what was the score?

Answer: England 35-22

England were behind 13-16 at half time, but scored 3 second half tries to beat Samoa 35-22.

4. Who was the top points scorer in the England-Samoa match?

Answer: Earl Va'a (Samoa)

Va'a kicked five penalty goals and a conversion for 17 points. Wilkinson kicked 3 conversions, 2 penalty goals and a dropped goal for 15 points. Balshaw and Sititi were two of the try-scorers.

5. The 7th Pool C match was between Georgia and Uruguay at Aussie Stadium, Sydney, on October 28. Who won, and what was the score?

Answer: Uruguay 24-12

Uruguay scored three tries to nil, to beat Georgia 24-12.

6. The referee for the Georgia-Uruguay match was Kelvin Deaker. Which country was he from?

Answer: New Zealand

Deaker was officiating in his first World Cup. He turned 38 years of age 9 days before this match.

7. The 9th Pool C match was between Samoa and South Africa at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on November 1. Who won, and what was the score?

Answer: South Africa 60-10

South Africa won this match with ease, scoring 8 tries to one.

8. Who scored the most points in the Samoa-South Africa match?

Answer: Derick Hougaard (South Africa)

Hougaard scored a try, kicked 5 conversions, 1 penalty goal and a dropped goal for 21 points. No one else in the match scored more than five points.

9. The last Pool C match was between England and Uruguay at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on November 2. What was England's winning margin?

Answer: 98

England won by 111-13, scoring 17 tries to 1. The half time score was 42-6.

10. Who scored the most points for England in their thrashing of Uruguay?

Answer: Josh Lewsey

Lewsey scored 5 tries (25 points). Grayson kicked 11 conversions (22 points). Catt scored 2 tries and kicked 2 conversions (14 points). Robinson scored 2 tries (10 points). England topped Pool C with 19 points, South Africa were second with 15. Eliminated were Samoa (10), Uruguay (4) and Georgia (0).

Source: Author rogerw1nz

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