Welcome, rugby enthusiasts! We are about to delve deep into the fascinating world of rugby – a game that combines power, speed, strategy, and skill. Whether you are a die-hard fan, a casual observer, or a curious newcomer to the sport, this collection of 100 rugby trivia questions and answers will challenge your knowledge and deepen your understanding of this incredible sport. From historic milestones and legendary players to quirky rules and iconic tournaments, this trivia covers a wide spectrum of rugby-related topics from all over the globe. So, get ready, huddle up, and let’s kick off the ultimate test of your rugby wisdom. Enjoy!
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1. Who won the first Rugby World Cup in 1987? Reveal Answer New Zealand.
2. Which team is referred to as the “Springboks”? Reveal Answer South Africa.
3. What is the shape of a rugby ball? Reveal Answer Ellipsoid.
4. Who is known as the all-time highest points scorer in international rugby? Reveal Answer Dan Carter from New Zealand.
5. How many players are there in a rugby union team? Reveal Answer 15.
6. Who is the most capped player in international rugby history? Reveal Answer Alun Wyn Jones from Wales.
7. Which rugby player is known as “The Lomu Express”? Reveal Answer Jonah Lomu.
8. How many players are there in a rugby league team? Reveal Answer 13.
9. What year was Rugby Union declared a professional sport? Reveal Answer 1995.
10. What position did Richie McCaw play? Reveal Answer He played as a flanker.
11. What year was the first official international rugby match held? Reveal Answer 1871, between Scotland and England.
12. What is the highest scoring game in Rugby World Cup history? Reveal Answer Australia’s 142-0 victory over Namibia in 2003.
13. In which country was the first Rugby World Cup held? Reveal Answer New Zealand and Australia.
14. Who won the inaugural Rugby Sevens World Cup in 1993? Reveal Answer England.
15. What is a ‘try’ worth in rugby union? Reveal Answer 5 points.
16. What is the name of the New Zealand rugby team’s traditional dance before matches? Reveal Answer The Haka.
17. Which country has the most Rugby World Cup titles? Reveal Answer New Zealand.
18. What is the nickname of the Australian rugby team? Reveal Answer The Wallabies.
19. What is the Rugby World Cup trophy called? Reveal Answer The Webb Ellis Cup.
20. What type of bird is depicted on the New Zealand rugby team’s logo? Reveal Answer A Kiwi.
21. Who scored the first try in Rugby World Cup history? Reveal Answer Michael Jones of New Zealand.
22. Who holds the record for the fastest try in international rugby? Reveal Answer Dafydd Howells of Wales.
23. Which country won the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2017? Reveal Answer New Zealand.
24. What is the nickname of the South African national rugby union team? Reveal Answer The Springboks.
25. Which team won the first-ever Rugby League World Cup? Reveal Answer Great Britain.
26. What is a ‘conversion’ worth in rugby union? Reveal Answer 2 points.
27. Who is the highest try scorer in international rugby history? Reveal Answer It’s Kenji Fukuoka from Japan.
28. What is the highest level of professional rugby in the United States? Reveal Answer Major League Rugby.
29. Which country did the “flying Fijians” nickname refer to? Reveal Answer Fiji.
30. What is the name of the Rugby Union tournament involving England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, and Italy? Reveal Answer The Six Nations Championship.
31. Who holds the record for the most points scored in a single Rugby World Cup tournament? Reveal Answer Grant Fox.
32. What do the initials “IRB” stand for in the rugby world? Reveal Answer International Rugby Board.
33. What is a ‘penalty try’ worth in rugby union? Reveal Answer 7 points.
34. Who won the Rugby World Cup in 2019? Reveal Answer South Africa.
35. What is the nickname of the English rugby union team? Reveal Answer The Red Roses.
36. What is the name of the annual rugby union competition between Australia and New Zealand? Reveal Answer The Bledisloe Cup.
37. Who won the first Rugby Sevens at the Olympic Games in 2016? Reveal Answer Fiji (men) and Australia (women).
38. What is a ‘drop goal’ worth in rugby union? Reveal Answer 3 points.
39. What color is the card given to a player who is sent off temporarily in rugby? Reveal Answer Yellow.
40. What are the dimensions of a standard rugby union field? Reveal Answer Up to 100 meters long and 70 meters wide.
41. Who is the most capped Women’s Rugby Union player? Reveal Answer Rochelle Clark from England.
42. What is the nickname of the Irish rugby union team? Reveal Answer The Green Army.
43. What is the name of the New Zealand rugby league team? Reveal Answer The Kiwis.
44. Who was the first rugby player to win the World Rugby Player of the Year award? Reveal Answer Fabien Galthié.
45. Which rugby union team is known as “Les Bleus”? Reveal Answer The French national team.
46. Who was the first non-European team to win the Rugby World Cup? Reveal Answer New Zealand.
47. In rugby, what is a ‘scrum’? Reveal Answer A method of restarting play involving players packing closely together with their heads down and attempting to gain possession of the ball.
48. How long is a standard game of rugby union? Reveal Answer 80 minutes.
49. What is the term used when the ball goes into touch in rugby union? Reveal Answer Line-out.
50. What is a ‘knock-on’ in rugby? Reveal Answer When a player loses possession of the ball and it goes forward, or when a player hits the ball forward with the hand or arm.
51. What is the ‘sin bin’ in rugby? Reveal Answer A place where a player must go for a temporary suspension from play, usually 10 minutes, due to a yellow card offense.
52. What is the name of the annual rugby union competition between England and Scotland? Reveal Answer The Calcutta Cup.
53. What is a ‘maul’ in rugby? Reveal Answer When a player carrying the ball is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier’s teammates bind on the ball carrier.
54. Which team won the inaugural Super Rugby tournament in 1996? Reveal Answer The Auckland Blues.
55. Who is the youngest player ever to play in a Rugby World Cup final? Reveal Answer Jonny Wilkinson.
56. Which country hosted the Rugby World Cup in 2019? Reveal Answer Japan.
57. Who was the first player to score 1,000 points in international rugby? Reveal Answer Neil Jenkins.
58. What are the colors of the rugby balls used in the Rugby World Cup? Reveal Answer Traditionally white, but can vary depending on the tournament’s design theme.
59. What is a ‘ruck’ in rugby? Reveal Answer It’s when one or more players from each team, who are on their feet, in physical contact, close around the ball on the ground.
60. Which country has the most Six Nations Championship titles? Reveal Answer England.
61. Which two teams compete for the Freedom Cup in rugby union? Reveal Answer New Zealand and South Africa.
62. What is a ‘forward pass’ in rugby? Reveal Answer It’s a pass thrown towards the opponents’ dead ball line, which is not allowed.
63. Which country did Jonah Lomu represent in rugby? Reveal Answer New Zealand.
64. Who was the first black player to captain the Springboks in a test match? Reveal Answer Siya Kolisi.
65. What is the nickname of the Welsh rugby union team? Reveal Answer The Dragons.
66. Which two teams compete for the Mandela Challenge Plate in rugby union? Reveal Answer Australia and South Africa.
67. Who is the first Samoan-born player to captain the All Blacks? Reveal Answer Tana Umaga.
68. Who holds the record for the most Rugby World Cup matches played? Reveal Answer Richie McCaw from New Zealand.
69. Which country has won the most Women’s Rugby World Cup titles? Reveal Answer New Zealand.
70. Who was the first woman to referee a men’s rugby union international? Reveal Answer Joy Neville from Ireland.
71. Which country won the first Rugby Union Tri-Nations tournament in 1996? Reveal Answer New Zealand.
72. Who is the first female player inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame? Reveal Answer Patty Jervey from USA.
73. Which rugby union team is known as “Los Pumas”? Reveal Answer Argentina.
74. What was the former name of the Rugby Championship? Reveal Answer The Tri Nations.
75. Who was the first rugby player to be knighted? Reveal Answer Sir Wilson Whineray.
76. What country does the rugby union team known as the “Azzurri” represent? Reveal Answer Italy.
77. Who won the first Women’s Rugby World Cup in 1991? Reveal Answer United States.
78. Which team did Jonny Wilkinson play for during his club career? Reveal Answer Newcastle Falcons and Toulon.
79. What is the term used for kicking the ball out of one’s hand in general play in rugby? Reveal Answer A punt.
80. What is the term used when a player jumps and catches the ball from a kick-off or drop-out before it has touched the ground or another player? Reveal Answer A mark.
81. Which two teams compete for the Bledisloe Cup in rugby union? Reveal Answer Australia and New Zealand.
82. What is the term used when a player in possession of the ball is tackled, brought to the ground, and then releases the ball? Reveal Answer A tackle.
83. Who is the first player to score a hat-trick in a Rugby World Cup match? Reveal Answer Craig Green of New Zealand.
84. Who is the first player to captain two Rugby World Cup winning teams? Reveal Answer Richie McCaw.
85. Who was the first player to win the World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year award? Reveal Answer Orene Ai’i.
86. What are the team colors of the Springboks, the South African rugby union team? Reveal Answer Green and gold.
87. Who is the first player to score 100 international rugby tries? Reveal Answer No player has achieved this feat.
88. What is the name of the rugby league competition held between England and Australia? Reveal Answer The Ashes.
89. Who holds the record for the most tries scored in a single Rugby World Cup tournament? Reveal Answer Jonah Lomu and Bryan Habana.
90. Which rugby team is known as the “All Blacks”? Reveal Answer New Zealand.
91. Who was the first player to be sent off in a Rugby World Cup match? Reveal Answer Huw Richards of Wales.
92. Which country won the inaugural Rugby League Four Nations in 2009? Reveal Answer Australia.
93. Who is the first player to score 1,000 points in Super Rugby? Reveal Answer Andrew Mehrtens.
94. Who was the first Maori player to captain the All Blacks in a test match? Reveal Answer Tane Norton.
95. What is the nickname of the Scottish rugby union team? Reveal Answer The Thistles.
96. What is the term used when a player kicks the ball out of the playing area over the opponent’s dead ball line? Reveal Answer A kick to touch.
97. What is the term used when the ball is kicked into the in-goal area and pressure is applied by a player from the opposing team? Reveal Answer A try.
98. Who is the most capped player in Super Rugby history? Reveal Answer Wyatt Crockett.
99. Who won the inaugural Women’s Rugby League World Cup in 2000? Reveal Answer New Zealand.
100. What is the term used when the ball is passed between the legs to a player behind in rugby? Reveal Answer A scrum-half pass or a feed.
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