Tuesday trivia #40

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For some insane reason, probably alcohol induced short term memory loss, I managed to skip Tuesday trivia last week. I do apologise for that.

Answer from Tuesday trivia #39: Diocesan College (better know as Bishops) and Paul Roos Gymnasium currently hold the joint record.

Q: Jaque Fourie recently won the award for IRB try of the year 2009, what other notable try scoring record does he hold worldwide?

Tuesday trivia #39

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Answer from Tuesday trivia #38: Danie Gerber

Congratulations to David Harley for getting the answer correct.

Q: Which two prominant South African schools now share the record for the most Springboks to date?

Tuesday trivia #38

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Answer from Tuesday trivia #37: Against the World XV in Cape Town on August 26, 1989

Congratulations to Ryan Kruger for getting the answer correct.

Q: Which Springbok, past or present, has the best try ratio compared to the amount of tests played, and what are the stats? (Only players who have played more than 10 tests are considered)

Tuesday trivia #37

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Answer from Tuesday trivia #36: Tim Horan, who as you all know by now, was part of the International Legends team at this year’s highly successful Cape Town Tens tournament.

Congrats to our competition winners, and thanks for the continued support!

Q: In which year, and against who, did Andre Joubert make his test debut?

Tuesday trivia #36 and your last chance to win

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Answer from Tuesday trivia #35: 3.0m and 5.6m respectively.

Congratulations to @BobMabena and @jonathansmit who are last weeks winners. Details will follow.

Tim Horan will be there. Will you?

Tim Horan will be there. Will you?

Q: Which player won himself a year’s worth of Guiness for scoring the fastest try at RWC 1999?

As you all know by now, TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT, so this is your last chance to get in on the action and meet legends like Tim Horan.

Please read the instructions carefully and follow them correctly, or you will miss out!

  • BSR, in conjunction with Cape Town Tens, will be giving away 1 set of double tickets each, for the 2010 Cape Town Tens, to two users who answer correctly and follow @BlogSpotRugby on Twitter as well as subscribe to our RSS feed and become a fan of our Facebook page. (T&C’s apply)
  • Answers must be left in the “Comments” section, as well as on our Facebook page, both using your Twitter tag as a reference.
  • Winners will be announced on BlogSpotRugby soon, so keep up to date.
  • Tickets are for the entire Cape Town Tens event, including entrance to the warm up game between the Stormers and Boland at the newly completed Cape Town Stadium.

Tuesay trivia #35

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Answer from Tuesday trivia #34: Jan Pickard, who’s grandson is non other than Francois Louw.

You want 'em tickets don't you?

You want 'em tickets don't you?

Q: When referring to rugby posts, what is the standard height of the crossbar and width of the posts?

  • BSR, in conjunction with Cape Town Tens, will be giving away 1 set of double tickets each, for the 2010 Cape Town Tens, to two users who answer correctly and follow @BlogSpotRugby on Twitter as well as subscribe to our RSS feed. (T&C’s apply)
  • Answers must be left in the “Comments” section using your Twitter tag as a reference.
  • Winners will be announced on www.blogspotrugby.com with next week’s Tuesday trivia.
  • Tickets are for the entire Cape Town Tens event, including entrance to the warm up game between the Stormers and Boland at the newly completed Cape Town Stadium.
  • Visit BlogSpotRugby for more giveaways soon.

Tuesday trivia #34

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Answer from Tuesday trivia #33: Uli Schmidt

Even with the clues I gave you, nobody got it. Time to up your game a little…

Q: Which player arrived at Stellenbosch as a fullback, but went on to play lock for the Springboks?

Here’s another clue:

  • He has a grandson who currently plays for the Stormers, and who was unlucky to be overlooked for the end of year Springbok tour to the UK.

Tuesday trivia #33

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Answer from Tuesday trivia #32: Pierre de Villiers & Danie Craven, both for Western Province.

Q: Of which player, who was a doctor, was it said, “He makes his own patients.”?

I’ll give you a clue or two:

  • During the 1986 rebel NZ Cavaliers match against the Blue Bulls, after striking an opposition player, the ref said to him,”…Jy’s gellukig ou maat” ["...You're lucky old mate!"]
  • He later became the Springbok team doctor.

Tuesday trivia #32

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Answer from Tuesday trivia #31: Errol Tobias

Well done to Justin from SA Music Blog on answering the question correctly.

Q: Who were the 1st pair of scrumhalves from the same province to tour with South Africa?

Tuesday trivia #31

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Answer from Tuesday trivia #30: 1871, England VS Scotland

Q: Who was the 1st non-white player to play in a Springbok jersey?