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Rugby World Cup 2007: Pool D Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about Pool D of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, which featured host nation France, Ireland, Argentina, Namibia, and Georgia.

A multiple-choice quiz by smokestack13_1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
smokestack13_1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
277,463

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which team finished top of pool D? Hint

Ireland

France

Argentina

Georgia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the captain for Ireland? Hint

Ronan O'Gara

Geordan Murphy

Simon Easterby

Brian O'Driscoll

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which team had a player sent off against France? Hint

Ireland

Namibia

Argentina

Georgia

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the coach of Argentina? Hint

Hugo Porta

Gonzalo Quesada

Lisandro Arbizu

Marcelo Loffreda

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many weeks did Georgia substitute Olar Eloshvili, get suspended for against France? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who scored the only try in the opening World Cup game between France and Argentina? Hint

Felipe Contepomi

Ignacio Corleto

Lucas Borges

Juan Martin Hernandez

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who scored two tries for France against Ireland? Hint

Vincent Clerc

Cedric Heymens

Damien Traille

Yannick Jauzion

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which team did Ireland narrowly beat 14-10? Hint

Namibia

France

Argentina

Georgia

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which match did New Zealander Paul Honiss equal the world record for most test matches as a referee? Hint

Namibia and France

France and Ireland

Ireland and Argentina

Argentina and Georgia

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which team was held scoreless in one of their Pool D matches? Hint

France

Georgia

Namibia

Ireland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which team finished top of pool D?

Answer: Argentina

Argentina finished on top of the 'pool of death' by winning all four of their pool matches, including a 17-12 win over France in the opening match of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

2. Who was the captain for Ireland?

Answer: Brian O'Driscoll

Irish centre Brian O'Driscoll captained the team in all four of their pool games. O'Driscoll surpassed teammate Denis Hickie as Ireland's leading try scorer during the tournament, with 30 touchdowns.

3. Which team had a player sent off against France?

Answer: Namibia

Namibian number 8 Jacques Nieuwenhuis was sent off in the 19th minute against France for a high tackle on Sebastian Chabal. Namibia never recovered with 14 men, and lost 87-10.

4. Who was the coach of Argentina?

Answer: Marcelo Loffreda

Former Argentina midfielder Marcelo Loffreda coached the Pumas at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Loffreda was coach from 2000 until the end of the World Cup, where he became head coach of English club Leicester Tigers.

5. How many weeks did Georgia substitute Olar Eloshvili, get suspended for against France?

Answer: 7

Georgian substitute Olar Eloshvili was banned for 7 weeks for a spear tackle on French substitute Remy Martin. Georgia lost the match 64-7.

6. Who scored the only try in the opening World Cup game between France and Argentina?

Answer: Ignacio Corleto

Argentina fullback Ignacio Corleto scored the only try of the opening World Cup match against France. It proved decisive as Argentina stunned the host nation 17-12.

7. Who scored two tries for France against Ireland?

Answer: Vincent Clerc

France winger Vincent Clerc scored two tries against Ireland. They were the only tries scored in the match, won by France 25-3.

8. Which team did Ireland narrowly beat 14-10?

Answer: Georgia

Ireland struggled to a 14-10 win over minnows Georgia. Georgia led 10-3 just after halftime before Irish fullback Girvan Dempsey scored a try to avoid one of the biggest upsets in rugby history.

9. Which match did New Zealander Paul Honiss equal the world record for most test matches as a referee?

Answer: Ireland and Argentina

New Zealand referee Paul Honiss equalled the world record held by Welshman Derek Bevan for the most tests as a referee, for the match between Ireland and Argentina. The Pumas knocked Ireland out of the World Cup with a 30-15 win.

10. Which team was held scoreless in one of their Pool D matches?

Answer: Namibia

Namibia failed to score a point in their 30-0 loss to Georgia. The result was Georgia's first ever win at the Rugby World Cup.

Source: Author smokestack13_1

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