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Crusaders 2008: Super 14 Trivia Quiz

The Canterbury Crusaders were the champions of the 2008 Super 14, but how much do you know about them? Quite a bit, I hope. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by eragonaddict. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
eragonaddict

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
290,491

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
406

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the Crusader's (and All Black's) Number 10 and First Five-Eighths? Hint

Reuben Thorne

Richie McCaw

Dan Carter

Corey Flynn

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the captain of the Crusaders? Hint

Robbie Deans

Leon McDonald

Dan Carter

Richie McCaw

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many players left the Crusaders at the end of the 2008 season? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who did the Crusaders play and beat in the semi-final? Hint

Hurricanes

Sharks

Waratahs

Blues

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many tries did the Western Force score against the Crusaders in Round 4? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Dan Carter was ruled out with a badly sprained ankle in the Round 8 game against the Hurricanes.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the Crusader's number 12 in the playoffs? Hint

Stephen Brett

Ti'i Paulo

Casey Laulala

Tim Bateman

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Crusaders player got a yellow card in the final? Hint

Richie McCaw

Brad Thorn

Mose Tuiali'i

Andy Ellis

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which player scored a 'Superman' try? Hint

Ti'i Paulo

Andy Ellis

Caleb Ralph

Sean Maitland

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the score of the game against the Sharks? Hint

10-7 to the Sharks

5-3 to the Crusaders

15-12 to the Sharks

18-10 to the Crusaders

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the Crusader's (and All Black's) Number 10 and First Five-Eighths?

Answer: Dan Carter

Dan Carter was born in Southbridge on 5th March 1982. He has scored 731 test points in total and his average is 15.5 points a game.

2. Who was the captain of the Crusaders?

Answer: Richie McCaw

Richie McCaw was Number 7 (Flanker). Robbie Deans was the coach, not the captain. He started coaching the Wallabies (Australian national team) at the end of the 2008 Super 14.

3. How many players left the Crusaders at the end of the 2008 season?

Answer: 2

Reuben Thorne and Caleb Ralph both left the Crusaders to go to Japan. Robbie Deans went to Australia, but he's a coach, not a player.

4. Who did the Crusaders play and beat in the semi-final?

Answer: Hurricanes

The Crusaders won against the Hurricanes 33-22 in AMI Stadium, Christchurch on the 24th May. It was a moderately exciting game, but it was pretty one-sided in the second half.

5. How many tries did the Western Force score against the Crusaders in Round 4?

Answer: 4

The Crusaders only just beat the Force 29-24. The Force played brilliantly.

6. Dan Carter was ruled out with a badly sprained ankle in the Round 8 game against the Hurricanes.

Answer: False

Although Dan Carter was ruled out with a badly sprained ankled in the game against the Hurricanes in Round 7.

7. Who was the Crusader's number 12 in the playoffs?

Answer: Tim Bateman

Stephen Brett was number 12 for most of the season, but Robbie Deans decided to put Tim Bateman in for the playoffs (semi-Finals and finals). Casey Laulala was number 13 and Ti'i Paulo was Number 16 (a reserve) for a lot of the season, but was number 2 for the final against the Waratahs, because Corey Flynn had a broken arm.

8. Which Crusaders player got a yellow card in the final?

Answer: Brad Thorn

Brad Thorn got sent to the Sin Bin in the 56th minute for a punch. It wasn't very good, especially because a try was ruled out because of it. The Crusaders still won though.

9. Which player scored a 'Superman' try?

Answer: Andy Ellis

Andy Ellis scored a brilliant try in the game against the Lions, which the Crusaders won 31-6. Andy got a bit frustrated trying to get the ball over the line, so when the ruck was about a metre from the line, he picked up the ball and jumped over the ruck to touch the ball down.

It was named a 'Superman try' because it looked like he was flying. All the incorrect answers were players that scored tries in that game.

10. What was the score of the game against the Sharks?

Answer: 18-10 to the Crusaders

That game was a complete fiasco. It was hailing and players were dropping the ball left, right and everywhere. The Crusaders scored a try in the 75th minute, just because one of the Sharks players dropped the ball.

Source: Author eragonaddict

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