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In our latest rugby quiz, we are asking you to name every member of Ireland’s 30-man squad named for the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand. It was a memorable tournament for Declan Kidney’s men, winning all four of their pool games against the United States, Russia, Italy, and a very memorable victory over Australia. Those wins saw them …

Welcome to day 50 of Pundit Arena’s daily rugby trivia challenge.  We give you 20 questions and 20 clues, similar to a crossword, and you have to guess the answers before the time runs out. Anything over 15 is a great score in today's rugby trivia challenge! 💪 Let us know how you do. 👇https://t.co/0P792bbHN0 — Pundit Arena (@PunditArena) June …

Welcome to day 48 of Pundit Arena’s daily rugby trivia challenge. Each day, we’ll give you 20 questions and 20 clues, similar to a crossword, and you have to guess the answers before the time runs out. Time for your daily dose of rugby trivia. 🙌 It's a tough one today so anything over 14 is a decent score. 🏉https://t.co/WatDu9FtWO …

Welcome to day 42 of Pundit Arena’s daily rugby trivia challenge. Each day, we’ll give you 20 questions and 20 clues, similar to a crossword, and you have to guess the answers before the time runs out. Time for your daily dose of rugby trivia! 🏉 Let's see how you fare with Wednesday's edition. 👇https://t.co/eQmIfs8Jym — Pundit Arena (@PunditArena) June …

Welcome to day 26 of Pundit Arena’s daily rugby trivia challenge. Each day, we’ll give you 20 questions and 20 clues, similar to a crossword, and you have to guess the answers before the time runs out. So, for example, if the clue was, ‘Munster play here,’ the answer would be, ‘Thomond Park’. It's very tricky today! 😬https://t.co/MEZHxojqtg — Pundit …

Rob Howley has opened up on how the death of his sister led to him being sent home from last year’s Rugby World Cup following a betting scandal.  The former Wales assistant coach was suspended by the WRU for nine months after he admitted breaching betting regulations. As a result, Howley was sent home from Japan days before his side’s …

Welcome to day ten of Pundit Arena’s daily rugby trivia challenge. Each day, we’ll give you 20 questions and 20 clues, similar to a crossword, and you have to guess the answers before the time runs out. 20 clues, five minutes. How many can you answer? https://t.co/mCh198lhLM — Pundit Arena (@PunditArena) May 16, 2020 So, for example, if the clue …

Welcome to day four of Pundit Arena’s daily rugby trivia challenge. Each day, we’ll give you 20 questions and 20 clues, similar to a crossword, and you have to guess the answers before the time runs out. So, for example, if the clue was, ‘Munster play here,’ the answer would be, ‘Thomond Park’. You have five minutes to try to get all 20 …

It’s now been almost three weeks since Ireland crashed out of the Rugby World Cup in Japan, and I’ve been racking my brain to understand why things went so poorly. Recently, I sat down with Ryle Nugent and we debated the reasons floating around the public domain; is this team too old? Were we short of ideas? Did we get …

South Africa captain Siya Kolisi sought out the England players at full-time of the Rugby World Cup final to offer his commiserations.  Kolisi led the Springboks to a dominant 32-12 win over England in the Yokohama Stadium in a match they controlled from start to finish. Makazole Mapimpi became the first player to score a try for South Africa in …

England were dealt a very heavy blow in the opening minutes of the Rugby World Cup final against South Africa with Kyle Sinckler substituted after three minutes. The highly-influential tighthead prop was knocked out cold when he ran into his teammate Maro Itoje’s shoulder in a tackle on Makazole Mapimpi and referee Jerome Garces immediately stopped the game. Sinckler was …

World Rugby have released their six-strong shortlist for the World Rugby Mens 15s Player of Year with no Irish players named among the nominees. England are represented on the shortlist by 21-year-old flanker Tom Curry who has been instrumental in Eddie Jones’ side’s scintillating run to the World Cup final and will surely be one of the front runners to …

The nominees for the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year have been announced with England, South Africa and France all represented. Joe Cokanasiga (England), Herschel Jantjies (South Africa) and Romain Ntamack (France) are all nominated following their eye-catching performances throughout the year. To be eligible for this award, players must have played less than one year of senior international …

England have been fined for the V-shape formation the team made when facing New Zealand’s haka before their clash with the All Blacks in last weekend’s World Cup semi-final. According to the Guardian, England have been reprimanded and fined a four figure sum although it is believed to be less than the £2,500 that France had to pay for adopting …

England players will receive a hefty bonus after their stunning victory over New Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals. On Saturday in Yokohama Stadium, Eddie Jones’ team shocked the rugby world with an incredible victory over the sport’s dominant team. England won 19-7 and the scoreline did not flatter them. They were full value for their win. England were relentless. …

England had an extremely fast start against New Zealand on Saturday in the Rugby World Cup semi-final. Eddie Jones’ team came flying out of the blocks, scoring a try after just 98 seconds at the Yokohama Stadium. Manu Tuilagi drove over to finish off a relentless England move before Owen Farrell converted. With two minutes on the clock, it was …

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has been dealt a major blow ahead of his side’s World Cup semi-final clash with South Africa as Liam Williams has been ruled out of the game.  According to a report by the BBC, the 28-year-old suffered an ankle injury in training and is unlikely to recover in time for next week’s clash, whether Wales …