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@rapido

Back of an envelope calculation but they seem to happen around half the time.

Not that surprising if you think Scotland and Italy were likely fairly much guaranteed wins - so to get a GS it meant winning 3 tough games.

I'm meaning the last 15 odd years by that list (coincidentally since expanding to 6 nations) seems to produce a grand slam as often as not.

Over a hundred odd years before that they were quite rare.

dogmeat

Biggest surprise to me is that 1/3 of those taking quiz got 2018 wrong....

Kruse

@dogmeat said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

Biggest surprise to me is that 1/3 of those taking quiz got 2018 wrong....

I noticed the same thing... some super poor short-term memories out there.

Bovidae

@rugger-quizzes said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

300 or more first class games in NZ rugby.

I had a go at this. 17/19, so better than most. I would never have gotten the players who played 326 and 306 games.

Rapido

@bovidae said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

@rugger-quizzes said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

300 or more first class games in NZ rugby.

I had a go at this. 17/19, so better than most. I would never have gotten the players who played 326 and 306 games.

I did bad at this quizz.
Surprised at how many modern players had played 300 FC games and I missed almost all of them. Instead I was wasting my time thinking of old school NPC players with record caps for their province (like an Alan Dawson etc). Their limits were around the 200 for their province from memory, pretty much none of them played another 100 games for other outfits.

Bovidae

@rapido

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I started with the AB centurions but even some of those did not make the 300 game mark. I knew Messam had played 300+.

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It would be interesting to include first class games for NH clubs as that would enlarge the list.

Chris B.

I missed six in that one - wasted quite a bit of time on the guy Bovidae knew - running through props and hookers.

I don't think I've double counted in Brad Thorn's combined total of league/rugby matches - 452!!! (Includes 30 northern hemisphere matches).

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@rapido said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

@bovidae said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

@rugger-quizzes said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

300 or more first class games in NZ rugby.

I had a go at this. 17/19, so better than most. I would never have gotten the players who played 326 and 306 games.

I did bad at this quizz.
Surprised at how many modern players had played 300 FC games and I missed almost all of them. Instead I was wasting my time thinking of old school NPC players with record caps for their province (like an Alan Dawson etc). Their limits were around the 200 for their province from memory, pretty much none of them played another 100 games for other outfits.

He may have played a few AB trials, North Island vs South Island etc. The NZ Rugby Almanac lists players who have played 250 or more first class games and he doesn't make the cut. Nor does Ian Eliason (220 odd games for Taranaki)

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6 Nations player of the tournament.

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/rugby-six-nations-player-of-the-tournament

MN5

@rugger-quizzes said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

6 Nations player of the tournament.

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/rugby-six-nations-player-of-the-tournament

Fucken shocked that an Italian other than Parisse ( 100 test losses ) not only got nominated but won the POTT award.

Bones

@mn5 said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

@rugger-quizzes said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

6 Nations player of the tournament.

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/rugby-six-nations-player-of-the-tournament

Fucken shocked that an Italian other than Parisse ( 100 test losses ) not only got nominated but won the POTT award.

And if anyone knows rugby, it's you.

MN5

@bones said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

@mn5 said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

@rugger-quizzes said in My Latest All Blacks Quiz:

6 Nations player of the tournament.

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/rugby-six-nations-player-of-the-tournament

Fucken shocked that an Italian other than Parisse ( 100 test losses ) not only got nominated but won the POTT award.

And if anyone knows rugby, it's you.

The mighty Scots ensured he brought up the century in style. God Bless.

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Feel a bit sorry for Parisse given his sterling efforts over the years.

Might just give the Italian Rugby Centurions quiz an update given his latest 'achievement'

https://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/italian-rugby-centurions

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