Edition No.5 Monday May 11th. 2020
TOP TEN TEASERS 1. Name the Scottish international centre of the late fifties and early sixties who was born in Assam. JIM SHACKLETON
2. Name the Scotland scrum half who opposed England on five occasions, winning three times and drawing once. ALAN LAWSON
3. Who plays at Ashton Gate? BRISTOL BEARS
4. Who captained both his club and his country to victory over the 1953 All Blacks? BLEDDYN WILLIAMS FOR CARDIFF AND WALES
5. Who scored a try in each of France’s matches in the 1986 Five Nations Championship? PHILLIPE SELLA
6. Before Bill Beaumont in 1980, who was the last Grand Slam winning England captain? ERIC EVANS IN 1957
7. Name the Scot who was the president of the Barbarians from 1973 to 1988. HERBERT WADDELL
8. Who scored Scotland’s first try in Cardiff in twenty-seven years in 1962? RON GLASGOW
9. Bryn Meredith played for which clubs? LONDON WELSH and NEWPORT
10.Why does Leuchters Restaurant, Bradford appear in rugby union history?WHERE THE IDEA OF THE BARBARIANS RUGBY CLUB WAS FORMED. . MIXED UP NAMES
Can you identify these club sides from these letters? 1. NOTUOL TOULON 2. CEUEGRLTOS GLOUCESTER 3. ONTHRTPNAOHM NORTHAMPTON 4. NERAAVBO ABERAVON 5. RBGJEHDU JEDBURGH WHAT WAS THE YEAR WHEN….
What was the year when Scotland drew 0-0 with The All Blacks?1964
MYSTERY PLAYER
a. Who is this? ALASTAIR McHARG b. How many Scotland caps did he win- 22,33,44 44
AND ANOTHER ONE/
a. Can you identify the player with the ball? BENOIT DAUGA
CRYPTIC CLUES
Can you recognise these International players from the clues given? (e.g. Was this Scotland and Lions full back at a famous 1066 Battle? HASTINGS) Note- spellings may vary.
1. Was he the only Scots prop playing? SOLE, DAVID 2. Did this English centre take avoiding action? DODGE,PAUL 3. Did this Irish hooker have Presidential aspirations? KENNEDY,KEN 4. Was this Welsh centre a stony-faced character? GRAVELL, RAY 5. Did this French centre do a lot of merchandising? SELLA,PHILLIPE
RECOGNISE THE PLAYER?
DANNY GERBER
FLASHBACK
THE NAME’S THE SAME
Can you spot the surname that links these Rugby Internationals with other famous people, real or imaginary?
a. Terry-Sherlock HOLMES b. Sandy-Hoagy CARMICHAEL c. Paul- Professor James MORIARTY d. Brian- Patrick MOORE e. Ollie-Alastair CAMPBELL f. John-Kirk DOUGLAS g. Jim- Jackson POLLOCK h. Clive-Edward WOODWARD i. Gareth-Blake EDWARDS
Recognise the Welsh scorer? ALUN PASK
a. Recognise the player?DAVID HEWITT b. Which country did he play for? IRELAND c. What position did he usually play? CENTRE
TOP OF THE CHARTS
As of May 6th 2020, here are the most capped players in International Rugby. Games for the British and Irish Lions count. Can you put them in the correct order- highest first?
GEORGE GREGAN AUS 5
KEVEN MEALAMU NZ 7
ALUN WYN JONES WALES 2
RONAN O’GARA IRELAND 8
GETHIN JENKINS WALES 6
RICHIE McCAW NZ 1
STEPHEN MOORE AUS 9
SERGIO PARISSE ITALY 3
BRIAN O’DRISCOLL IRELAND 4