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Answers to last weeks quiz
By John White 2, What year did the last 5 Nations tournament take place? 1999 3, Can you name the Frenchman who scored one of the greatest ever tries to be seen at Twickenham in the Grand Slam decider between England and France in 1991? Phillipe Saint-Andre 4, Who was the Italian National coach before Nick Mallet? John Kirwan 5, Who is the tallest player to take part in the 6 Nations? Martin Bayfield (2.12) 6, In 2003 England clinched the Grand Slam against Ireland in Dublin but what was the final score? 42-6 7, Which current International played in goal for Bristol City until he was 14 years old? Ryan Jones 8, Who holds the 6 Nations try scoring record? Brian O'Driscoll (24) 9, What is the name of the figurative trophy given to the team that finishes at the bottom of the 6 Nations table? The Wooden Spoon
10, Which winger did the great commentator Bill McClaren once describe as being 'like a mad Octopus'? 11, Who holds the record for the most 6 Nations appearances? John Hayes (51) 12, England beat Scotland with the last kick of the game to win the Calcutta Cup match in 1992, reducing Gavin Hastings to tears in the post match press conference. But who landed the vital kick for England? Jon Callard 13, At 36, who is the oldest player to score in a 6 Nations match? Diego Dominguez
14, What was significant about Wales's home fixture for their clash with England in 1999?
15, Can you name Scotland's back row trio for their 1990 Grand Slam Campaign? 16, Salvatori Perugini holds a 6 Nations record but for what? Most appearances from the bench (21) 17, Aged just 19, who is the youngest person to score in the 6 Nations? Morgan Parra (France)
18, Can you name three sets of brothers who have played 6 Nations rugby for Scotland?
19, What have Scott Murray, Walter Cristofoletto and Alessandro Troncon all got in common? 20, What caused a major disruption to the 2001 championship season? Foot and Mouth out-break Answers next week, good luck! |
