Exciting Rugby Trivia
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A fun and interesting quiz on Rugby.
- 1.Which Rugby League team won the 2000 World Cup, earning the label "best ever"?
- A.
England
- B.
Scotland
- C.
New Zealand
- D.
Australia
- 2.What is the maximum number of injured players a team can replace in the game of rugby?
- A.
Two
- B.
Five
- C.
Ten
- D.
Seven
- 3.Which Rugby League Hall of Fame member led the Lions to a World Cup victory in 1960 as captain?
- A.
John Kain
- B.
Trevor Foster
- C.
Kath Hetherington
- D.
Eric Ashton
- 4.Which one was not a 2007 inductee into the rugby Hall of Fame?
- A.
Gareth Edwards
- B.
William Webb Ellis
- C.
John Eales
- D.
Wilson Whineray
- 5.In 1968, which rugby union player became the league's youngest captain at age 20?
- A.
Phil Bennett
- B.
Gareth Edwards
- C.
Geoff Wheel
- D.
Graham Price
- 6.Who was the only member of the 1971 British Lions New Zealand tour who had not yet been capped?
- A.
Derek Quinnell
- B.
Terry Cobner
- C.
Charlie Faulkner
- D.
Jeff Squire
- 7.Which rugby union player scored the winning try in Dublin in 1978 to win Wales a third Triple Crown?
- A.
Gerald Davies
- B.
Ray Gravell
- C.
Phil Bennett
- D.
JJ Williams
- 8.Which country joined the Six Nations Rugby Competition in 2000?
- A.
Germany
- B.
France
- C.
Italy
- D.
Morocco
- 9.Which team won the First Division European Nations Cup in 2011 and 2012?
- A.
Georgia
- B.
Morocco
- C.
Portugal
- D.
Romania
- 10.Who was the top point scorer at the 2012 Six Nations Championship?
- A.
Ben Foden
- B.
Leigh Halfpenny
- C.
Andrea Masi
- D.
Rob Kearney
- 11.Which team won a Grand Slam while winning the 2010 Six Nations Championship?
- A.
Ireland
- B.
Italy
- C.
England
- D.
France
- 12.What country's rugby team is known as the Springboks?
- A.
Zaire
- B.
South Africa
- C.
New Zealand
- D.
Australia
- 13.What former Ireland national rugby team player became CEO of Heinz?
- A.
Philip G. Newman
- B.
Seamus Heaney
- C.
Gerry Adams
- D.
Tony O'Reilly
- 14.Which nation came out champions in the inaugural Rugby World Cup held in 1987?
- A.
South Africa
- B.
USA
- C.
New Zealand
- D.
Australia
- 15.Which rugby ground is in Auckland, New Zealand?
- A.
Carisbrook
- B.
Athletic Park
- C.
Lancaster Park
- D.
Eden Park
- 16.Which team was on the end of a 145 to 6 hiding at the 1995 Rugby World Cup and which team administered it?
- A.
Samoa, England
- B.
Japan, New Zealand
- C.
Wales, New Zealand
- D.
Japan, South Africa
- 17.What is the name of the cup that New Zealand and Australia play for in rugby?
- A.
Bledisloe Cup
- B.
Calcutta Cup
- C.
Anzac Cup
- D.
Tasman Cup
- 18.Which open side flanker, regarded as the greatest ever in this position, retired from international rugby in 2000?
- A.
Troy Flavell
- B.
Josh Kronfeld
- C.
Michael Jones
- D.
Taine Randell
- 19.In Australia, who won the 2000 National Rugby League Minor Premiership?
- A.
Melbourne Storm
- B.
Sydney City Roosters
- C.
Brisbane Broncos
- D.
Canberra Raiders
- 20.Who captained Australia to victory in the 2000 rugby league world cup?
- A.
Trent Barrett
- B.
Brad Fittler
- C.
Ryan Girdler
- D.
Joey Faul
- 21.What Wolfmother song was used in the video game "Rugby 06"?
- A.
White Unicorn
- B.
Woman
- C.
Dimension
- D.
Mind's Eye
- 22.When was rugby introduced into the United States?
- A.
1786
- B.
1880
- C.
1910
- D.
1875
- 23.What year is considered to be when rugby began at Rugby School in Warwickshire, England?
- A.
1823
- B.
1923
- C.
1776
- D.
1913
- 24.In 2010, Scotland won the Centenary Quaich for the first time since which year?
- A.
2005
- B.
2001
- C.
2003
- D.
1999
- 25.Tommy Bowe led all players with how many tries scored at the 2012 Six Nations Championship?
- A.
5
- B.
4
- C.
6
- D.
7
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