Friday Quiz (extended to Monday)

1. What do John Eales, Dan Crowley, Phil Kearns, Jason Little, Tim Horan and Os Du Randt have in common.
2. What former French International blew his brains out while playing a game of russian roulette?
3. What prompted an Irish fan to hold a banner with the words "Our Willie is bigger than your Condom" in a 1985 5 nations match.
4. On the subject of nationality what do all world cup winning coaches have in common?
5. What country had the first and last red card at rugby world cups. Name the players who saw red?
6. What year did England last win the wooden spoon?
7. Name the former French international who died mysteriously from cardiac arrest on a team trip to New Caledonia.
8. Which two countries have drawn against each other twice at the WC.
9. Who did Australia beat in the 1908 London Olympics to win gold in rugby union?

3) Willie Anderson and Jean condom faced each other in the respective fron rows. Though Anderson was smaller though.
4) all winning coaches have been of the same nationality as their teams?
9) cornwall





Edited - of course I meant second row for Willie and Condom - apologies for brain fart

5. Wales, Huw Richards and Sam Warburton
9. Cornwall (GB)

All good answers so far. Well done.

1) Won two world cups
6) I think last time England finished bottom was 1983 5Ns - however did manage a draw. As true Wooden spoon is losing all matches you have to go back to 1976
8) Canada and Japan

I always thought wooden spoon was just coming last no? In 87 England came last. That was the last time.

1 is correct and 8 is correct. Well done.

Table i looked at for 87 showed Wales bottom:

http://www.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/series/18025.html?template=pointstable

Interesting. I was looking at wikipedia which is never wrong


http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Five_Nations_Championship

2. Could be that legendary bezier prop Vacquerin who gave its name to the european club pre season friendly competition.
7. No idea but interested to know!

2 is right

Google says Dominique Bouet