NRL 2018 Season Trivia Quiz

Answer: Leeds Rhinos

On 16th February 2018, 2017 NRL winner Melbourne Storm defeated 2017 English Super League winner Leeds Rhinos 38-4 to claim their third World Club Challenge championship. The World Club Challenge was first played on 29th June 1976 between Eastern Suburbs Roosters and St Helens at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Answer: Mudgee

In the 35th edition of the Charity Shield the South Sydney Rabbitohs defeated St George Illawarra Dragons 22-18 to win their 19th Charity Shield. The Charity Shield is a annual game played between South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Dragons/St George Illawarra Dragons before the NRL season starts. It was first played at Redfern Oval in 1982.

Answer: St George Illawarra Dragons vs Brisbane Broncos

The NRL season began on Thursday 8th March with St George Illawarra Dragons defeating Brisbane Broncos 34-12.

Newcastle Knights defeated Manly Sea Eagles 19-18 and North Queensland Cowboys defeated Cronulla Sharks 20-14 in the Friday night games that were played on March 9th. Wests Tigers defeated Sydney Roosters 10-8 on March 10th.

Answer: Melbourne

In front of 87,122 people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, New South Wales defeated Queensland 22-12 to win game 1 of the State Of Origin series. Game 2 saw New South Wales defeat Queensland 18-14 and in Game 3 Queensland defeated New South Wales 18-12. New South Wales defeated Queensland 2-1 to win the 2018 State Of Origin series.

Answer: Cameron Smith

Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith signed a new contract with the club after playing 371 games for Melbourne Storm by the end of the 2018 season.

Sam Thaiday made his NRL debut for Brisbane Broncos on 11th July 11th 2003 and played 304 games for the club. Chris Heighington made his NRL debut in 2003 for Wests Tigers and went on to play 338 games for Wests Tigers, Cronulla Sharks and Newcastle Knights. Luke Lewis made 324 NRL appearances since his debut for Penrith Panthers in 2001, 208 games for Penrith Panthers and 116 games for Cronulla Sharks.

Answer: Anthony Griffin

On 6th August 2018, Penrith Panthers sacked head coach Anthony Griffin after three seasons with the club. Phil Gould was appointed General Manager of Penrith Panthers in 2011, the team he coached to their first-ever NRL Premiership in 1991.

Answer: Mal Meninga

On 1st August 2018, the NRL announced five new Immortals: Mal Meninga, Dally Messenger, Dave Brown, Frank Burge and Norm Provan. They joined previous inductees: Clive Churchill, Bob Fulton, Reg Gasnier, Johnny Raper, Graeme Langlands, Wally Lewis, Arthur Beetson and Andrew Johns.

Answer: Sydney Roosters

Sydney Roosters finished first after 25 rounds with 34 points to claim their 20th Minor Premiership. South Sydney Rabbitohs finished third on 34 points. Brisbane Broncos finished sixth on 32 points. New Zealand Warriors finished eighth on 32 points.

Answer: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

New Zealand Warriors captain and fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck won the 2018 Dally M for Player of the Year by two points 29-27 ahead of Newcastle Knights player Kalyn Ponga. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck made his NRL debut in season 2012 with the Sydney Roosters and played 84 games for the club, before he moved to the New Zealand Warriors in 2016.

Answer: Sydney Roosters

On 30th September 2018, Sydney Roosters defeated Melbourne Storm 21-6 to win the 2018 NRL Premiership and their 14th championship.

In Preliminary Final results from September 21st and 22nd: Melbourne Storm defeated Cronulla Sharks 22-6; Sydney Roosters defeated South Sydney Rabbitohs 12-4.