A FLICKER OF HOPE? WINGING IT

Welcome to the April edition of The Rugby Piper. There are hopes that we might be able to see progress over the next few weeks. The announcement of ticket arrangements for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France creates some excitement- let’s hope it all comes off.

BORDER FAVOURITE 1. Who is this? 2. What was his FIRST club side? 3. With which club did he win his Scotland caps? 4. How many Scotland caps did he win- 5,10,15 or 20?

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Who is this and which Border senior club did he play for?

SECOND ROW STAR

Who is this Scotland Triple Crown winning captain and future SRU President?

FULL BACK STAR

Who is this player and which club side did he play for when he took part in the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cups?

PASSPORT PLEASE

In which countries were these players born?

Sergio Parisse, Taulupe Faletau, George North, Ali Price, Manu Tuilagi. Who is this player, and which two

Welsh club sides did he play for? BROTHERS-IN-ARMS MORE “KILTED KIWIS” There are several instances of Can you recognise these Scotland brothers who played on Lions tours. Internationals who had New Zealand What was the common surname of connections from their initials? these players? 1. Jim and Finlay JL, SL, SM, ML, GM. 2. Scott and Gavin 3. Rory and Tony WHAT A TEAM 4. Iain and Kenny Can you list the starting line-up of the 5. Richard, Paul, and David Barbarians team in the game against the All Blacks at Cardiff in 1973 from their initials? FRENCH FLAIR 1. R.M. 2. J.P. 3. S.C. 4. W.J.M. 5. B.W. 6. T.D.

7. F.S. 8. D.Q. Who is this French three-quarter 9. G.E. who was inducted into the 10. P.B. International Hall of Fame in 11. J.B. 2003? 12. M.G. BAPTISM OF FIRE 13. J.D. 14. D.D. 15. J.P.R.W.

FRONT ROW UNION

Who is this? In his first Scotland game there was a famous sending-off. Who were Scotland playing and who was sent off? Name the Lions front row about to pack “THE KILTED KIWIS” down. ANAGRAMS

Can you find the names of these Rugby club sides from the jumbled letters?

1. NNILROIDHOS 2. ASTONWSANI 3. YWROGEANR 4. NERAABVO Who is this player and what was his first

Scottish club side? ENGLAND 5. Which university side did Mike Gibson play for in the Varsity 1. When was the first England game at Match- Oxford or Cambridge? Twickenham- 1900, 1910 or 1920? 2. Who captained England to tour wins SCOTLAND over South Africa in 1972 and New 1. Who played in 49 consecutive Zealand in 1973? Internationals between 1967 and 3. Who captained England in their 1980 1978? Grand Slam season? 2. Which club is a member of the RFU 4. Who captained England to their first and the SRU? Grand Slam for 29 years, when they 3. Which Rugby League side did Gala’s triumphed in 1957- Dickie Jeeps or Brian Shillinglaw join? Eric Evans? 4. Which Scot refereed 40 International 5. Who was temporarily sacked as matches? England captain after describing the 5. Who was appointed by the SRU as RFU as being run “by 57 old farts”? “adviser to the captain” in 1971? WALES FRANCE 1. The first ever Wales International 1. Le Havre Athletic Club holds a special match saw the side hammered 82-0. place in the history of Rugby in (using modern scoring values)Who France. Why? were they playing? 2. Who was known as “Monsieur Drop”? 2. Who captained the side in the first 3. Which centre played 111 games for ever Rugby World Cup? France? 3. Who was the first Welsh International 4. Who scored the last-minute try to to reach 1,000 points for his country? beat Australia in the 1987 World Cup 4. Which player became the 100th Wales semi-final? captain when he led the side in 1989? 5. Who beat France in the 2007 Rugby His initials are P.T. World Cup semi-final played on 5. Who were Wales playing in January French home soil? 1975 when the Pontypool front row of Faulkner, Windsor and Price made ITALY their debut?

1. Which of the current Six Nations IRELAND teams played Italy in 1937 for the first 1. Where was the Ireland v Wales time?

match played in 1948 when 2. Who did Sergio Parisse play for when Ireland won their first Grand he won a Challenge Cup winner’s Slam- Lansdowne Road, Ravenhill medal in 2016/17?

or Croke Park? 3. Why did the Italy v New Zealand 2. Which club side did Willie John match in the 2019 Rugby World Cup McBride play for? not take place?

3. Who replaced Eddie O’Sullivan as 4. Who beat Italy 101-0 in 1999? national coach in 2008? 5. Who do Italy play against for the 4. Who scored 21 points against Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy? Scotland in 1982 to help Ireland win the Triple Crown?