“Tadhg stuck out like a sore thumb! He was good craic, to be fair to him.”
Like a post-Lions Tour trip to Las Vegas, we are in giddy form as we present our big 2021 rugby quiz.
20 questions for you all from the year in rugby, with a few tricky ones thrown in there with some gimmes.
Anything over 15, we reckon, is a very good score. Good luck!
Who won the 2021 Six Nations?
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What Ireland player was sent off in the first Six Nations game, against Wales?
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Leinster won the 2020/21 Guinness PRO14 title after beating Munster in the final. How many of their 17 league games did they win?
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Toulouse won the 2021 Champions Cup. What team did they beat in the final?
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Name the Munster back-row and former Ireland captain, who retired from international rugby in November
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What Ireland player scored four tries in a summer Test match against Japan?
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Sam Simmonds finished top try-scorer of the 2020/21 Gallagher Premiership. How many tries did he score?
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Not including late addition Rónan Kelleher, how many Ireland players made Warren Gatland's initial Lions squad?
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What side won the Rainbow Cup after defeating the Bulls in the final?
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What team did Cheslin Kolbe join after winning the Champions Cup with Toulouse?
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Alun Wyn Jones and what other Wales player were injured in the British & Irish Lions warm-up game against Japan?
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Name the ex-footballer that took on some Lions rugby challenges at half-time in that Japan game
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Who claimed to be running a Twitter account - joking that it was a burner account for Rassie Erasmus - that shared contentious match footage from Lions vs. Springboks?
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Ireland failed to qualify for the Women's World Cup after losing to Scotland and what other side, in September?
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Name the Ireland Sevens player that retired from rugby at the age of 26, after representing his country at the Tokyo Olympics
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Who got Ireland's first try in the November win over the All Blacks?
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What name did Peter O'Mahony call Argentina forward Tomas Lavanini after his red-card hit on Cian Healy?
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What Ireland player was named Best Player of the Autumn Nations Series?
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Who is the New Zealand star that was named World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year?
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Who was named World Rugby Player of the Year (15s) for 2021?
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