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The Friday Rugby Quiz; go on, give your brain a tickle
1. Whose career path is this? Wellington, Hurricanes, Toulon, Ospreys
2. Former Bath prop Kevin Yates holds the dubious honour of having the largest gap between England caps. How long was that gap? a) 5 years, b) 7 Years, c) 9 years
3. Who is that in the picture over there?
4. Many players have had lots of caps but never been selected for a Lions tour. Who is the most-capped Wales player to find himself in that scenario?
5. Which team play at Memorial Ground Stadium?
Answers after the jump, give us your scores in the comments to boast/share the shame.
Answers.
1. Jerry "comical hair (not that I'd tell him)" Collins.
2. c) 9 Years. Or to be precise; 9 years 353 days, the gap between his appearance in Buenos Aires (June 7, 1997) and in Bloemfontein ( May 26, 2007). As a young Bath prop he won two caps on the England tour of Argentina in 1997 then was recalled as a Saracens player to tour SA in 2007, appearing in both Tests.
3. Philippe Sella
4. Gareth Llewellyn. 92 Wales caps but was never taken on a Lions tour. Out of interest, Chris Paterson, with 98 caps and counting, is the player with the most caps never to go on a Lions tour.
5. Bristol
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January 22, 2010 in Friday Quiz | Permalink
