June 15Th 2020 TOP TEN TEASERS 1. Colin Charvis Became the First Welsh Player to Represent His Country While Playing with A
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June 15th 2020 TOP TEN TEASERS 1. Colin Charvis became the first Welsh player to represent his country while playing with a French club-which one? TARBES 2. In their 125th season in 2005, Wales played in the same colour shirt as they did in their first season. What was the colour? BLACK 3. Willie John McBride played in how many Tests- 32, 42 or 52? 52 4. Wales had three captains in the 2013 season. Sam Warburton was one, Ryan Jones was another. Who was the third? GETHIN JENKINS 5. Who were the opposition for Wales first game in the new Millennium Stadium? SOUTH AFRICA 6. Which player was on the bench for Scotland on 51 occasions? ROB CUNNINGHAM 7. Who replaced Gordon Connell in Paris in 1969 to become Scotland’s first ever replacement in an Five Nations match? IAN McCRAE 8. In the Grand Slam season of 1990, who did Scotland play away from home? IRELAND AND WALES 9. Who won a Junior Men’s Singles Final at Wimbledon, beating David Lloyd in the process? J.P.R.WILLIAMS 10. Which back-row forward became an internationally-famous sculptor? JEAN-PIERRE RIVES MYSTERY PLAYER a. Who is this? COLIN TELFER b. What was his club side? HAWICK c. How many caps did he win- 7, 17, 27. 17 STATUESQUE There are three sportsmen remembered by statues in Ipswich. Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Bobby Robson and which Rugby Internationalist? PRINCE ALEXANDER OBOLENSKY ODD MAN OUT He was the only English three-quarter in the Barbarians side that beat the All Blacks in the famous 1973 win. Who is he? What was his club side? Can you name his club and England colleague whose initials are JS? DAVID DUCKHAM, COVENTRY AND JOHN SPENCER BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Which Rugby players are identified here? 1971 a Welsh player came third. BARRY JOHN 1974 an Irish player came second. WILLIE JOHN McBRIDE 1991 an English player came second. WILL CARLING WHAT WERE THE YEARS WHEN? Gareth Edwards played his last game for Wales. 1978 Bill McLaren did his last commentary for BBC TV. 2002 Jonny Wilkinson won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. 2003 MYSTERY PLAYER Who is this this at the front of the picture? FRAN COTTON What were his club sides? SALE AND COVENTRY Who was his fellow- Internationalist and business partner? STEVE SMITH ELVIS WAS IN THE BUILDING Which Elvis scored a last-minute try against Scotland in Paris in 2007 to win the Championship? ELVIS VERMEULEN NICKNAMES Which International players were known as Squeaky, Flipper, Pit Bull, Teapot, Asterix and Uncle Fester? ROB ANDREW, TONY WARD, BRIAN MOORE, PETER WRIGHT, JEAN-PIERRE RIVES AND KEITH WOOD. MYSTERY ALL-BLACK Who is he? GRAHAM MOURIE What position did he play? BACK ROW Which honour did he receive in 1981? MBE CELEBRITY XV Can you identify this mythical Rugby Fifteen made up of well-known people who all allegedly played Rugby at one time or other in their lifetime? 1. Actor was the first Dumbledore RICHARD HARRIS 2. American President GEORGE W.BUSH 3. American President BILL CLINTON 4. American President JOHN F. KENNEDY 5. Silent Film Legend CHARLIE CHAPLIN 6. Former French President JACQUES CHIRAC 7. South African Golf Legend GARY PLAYER 8. Olympic Rower MATTHEW PINSENT 9. Harry Potter Star DANIEL RATCLIFFE 10. Argentinian-born Revolutionary CHE GUEVARA 11. Jeeves Creator P.G. WODEHOUSE 12. Author of The Lord of the Rings Books JRR TOLKIEN 13. New Zealand Mountaineer EDMUND HILLARY 14. Star of Early Horror Films BORIS KARLOFF 15. Creator of Sherlock Holmes ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE MYSTERY PLAYER-WHO IS HE? JOHN FRAME .