Hooligan's Game Played by Gentlemen Quiz

Answer: Bradford

Back in 1890, almost every rugby club stopped playing in early March and packed up for the summer. A man named William Percy Carpmael came up with the idea of putting together a touring side with members from different clubs. At the time, he sat in Leuchters Restaurant in Bradford.

The idea soon caught on, and the world's greatest team without a ground or clubhouse came into being. The Barbarians had been born.

Answer: Hull Kingston Rovers

As with quite a lot of rugby league sides, Hull KR started out playing union. In the season 1897-98, they switched codes. The following season they won all 17 league matches they played.

Answer: Chartered surveyor

Christopher Robert Andrew MBE was born in Richmond, Yorkshire, in 1963. He graduated from Cambridge University and took up a position as a Chartered Surveyor for a firm that specialised in commercial property. He joined Wasps in the 1980s and stayed with them until making the move to Newcastle in 1995.

He is credited with 'discovering' Jonny Wilkinson. Within the rugby world he is known as 'squeaky'.

Answer: France

The first tournament was held in France in 1954, the first World Cup of either code. The French had been campaigning for a World Cup since 1935, and the idea gained momentum in 1951-52. At a meeting in 1953, the International Board agreed that France should be the inaugural hosts the following year. On November 13, 1954, Great Britain defeated France in the final.

Answer: Willie John McBride

McBride played a total of 63 international matches for Ireland between 1962 and 1975. He also played for the British and Irish Lions 17 times. In 1997, he was one of the first inductees into the International Rugby Hall of Fame, and in 2004, the magazine 'Rugby World' voted him Heineken Rugby Personality of the Century.

Answer: True

There have been many changes in the laws of the game over the years, mostly to do with the scoring system. At one point, a try scored no points at all, the reward was a 'try' at kicking a goal.

Answer: Salford and Warrington

The tournament was devised exclusively for television, and David Attenborough, the then director of BBC2, was instrumental in setting it up. When the competition started, not many clubs had floodlights, but 21 clubs installed them because of it. In the replay of the 1974-75 final, Salford beat Warrington 10-5.

Answer: Tony O'Reilly

Dr. Anthony Joseph Francis O'Reilly KBE was born in Dublin in 1936. As a rugby player he appeared for Leicester Tigers and London Irish as well as the national side and the British and Irish Lions touring team. He joined H.J. Heinz in 1969 and moved to the American headquarters in 1971.

He became chairman of the company in 1987, the first non-Heinz family member to hold the position. He stayed with the company until 1998. His doctorate is in agricultural marketing.

Answer: 1872, Oxford

The first game was played at The Parks, Oxford, and the following year at Parker's Piece in Cambridge. Subsequent matches were played at various locations in London before finally moving to Twickenham in 1921.

Answer: Mark Wyatt

Mark Wyatt played for Canada between 1982 and 1991. He was able to play at either fly half or full back, and had the ability to produce accurate kicks with either foot. His feat of 8 penalties was achieved in his final season in a game against Scotland.