My Latest All Blacks Quiz
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I'm obviously still living in the 80s...</p>
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<p>I tried the Hastings brothers, then realised my brain is past being able to think ... then when I stopped it I realised I would have got hardly any of them. Sorry Scotland rugby.</p> -
My first guess was "Hastings" thinking "There's two ... ". When it didn't work I looked at the dates...<br><br>
The only names that came to mind were contemporaries of them ... or before...[spoiler] Rutherford Laidlaw Irvine Jeffery Sole Milne Stanger Weir ... even McGeechan [/spoiler]<br><br>
And one I got guessing another blokes surname. [Spoiler]I got Scott Murray guessing Euan [/spoiler]<br><br>
I did think of one but couldn't think of his name.[spoiler] Hines [/SPOILER] -
<p>Not many jocks will like me for saying this, but that list is a sad indictment of Scottish Rugby in that all bar one or two would never figure in a list of Scotland's Greatest Players.</p>
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<p>Scottish rugby has gone downhill big time unfortunately.</p>
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<p>Time for today's quiz.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-most-tries-by-a-midfield-back'>http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-most-tries-by-a-midfield-back</a></p>
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<p>Midfield backs with 10 or more tries. Tries these guys may have got playing on the wing or elsewhere are not counted.</p>
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<p>Surprised how short this list actually is.</p> -
<p>That quiz may be a bit too easy in hindsight.</p>
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That quiz may be a bit too easy in hindsight.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Took me a while to get 12. Made up for the Scotland one - I gave up when I had just one and couldn't think of that winger's name that would have given me two.</p>
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<p>Here's a video of when Scotland was good. Nice soundtrack, plenty of Bill McLaren and I love those elaborate '80s try-scoring celebrations.</p> -
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<p>That quiz may be a bit too easy in hindsight.</p>
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<p> <br> 1:47 to spare!</p> -
<p>I think that was the easiest quiz yet.</p>
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<p>Here we go 100 test starts <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/international-rugby-100-or-more-tests-in-the-starting-lineup '>http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/international-rugby-100-or-more-tests-in-the-starting-lineup </a></p>
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<p>Subs appearances don't count.</p>
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<p>Woody and DC not on this list although I expect this year it will happen.</p> -
Your link didn't work UHB<br><br>
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/international-rugby-100-or-more-tests-in-the-starting-lineup'>http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/international-rugby-100-or-more-tests-in-the-starting-lineup</a><br><br>
Missed the Aussie on 100. -
<p>Well I did abysmal. 10/14. Missed Oz 109, SA 104, Oz 100 and I would never have got the last one.</p>
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<p>13/14. I missed the Italian.</p>
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<p>How on earth are you guys getting the final Irish one?</p>
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<p>Not sure why Nepia, although the late John Drake would castigate him for his scrummaging every time he came to NZ, maybe that's it.</p>
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<p>How on earth are you guys getting the final Irish one?</p>
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<p>I can't speak for anyone else but I remembered he was one of the Irish centurions from an earlier quiz. A process of elimination.</p> -
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<p>Not sure why Nepia, although the late John Drake would castigate him for his scrummaging every time he came to NZ, maybe that's it.</p>
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<p>Interesting how he played for so long, wasn't that good, however nobody coming through in that position over there until Mike Ross came through.</p>
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<p>I had to reach deep into my brain to remember who he was once the quiz ended and Drake laying into him was what I came up with him.</p> -
<p>Today's quiz, school representation of 2014 All Blacks.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/2014-new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-high-school-attended'>http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/2014-new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-high-school-attended</a></p>
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<p>I know a number of guys on this list will have attended more than 1 school however answers taken from All Blacks website.</p> -
<p>21/33 - I spent a long time trying to get the spelling right on 3 of the schools.</p>
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<p>Acronyms were for the most part accepted.</p>
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<p>Acronyms were for the most part accepted.</p>
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<p>That would have been handy to know beforehand, would have saved lots of time. ;)</p> -
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got bugger all. made some random guesses of better known schools and got some -
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<p>got bugger all. made some random guesses of better known schools and got some</p>
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<p>I started with the Super 8 schools, then guessed on the Auckland and Christchurch schools - who turned up less than I expected. Then I guessed on the Central Regions comp schools they started in the past couple of years and got a bunch that I normally wouldn't have thought of.</p> -
<p>26/33 and that's with knowing where the likes of Read, Dagg and Mealamu went to school. No idea with most of the Wellington boys.</p>
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<p>No players from the school with the most ABs and only 2 from the school that's second on the list. Times have changed...</p> -
<p>Got most of the South Island ones and almost none of the NI ones. I did know Julian Savea if I could have spelled it. </p>
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<p>Here goes quiz no2 for the day.</p>
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<p>75 or more caps for France. </p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/french-rugby-75-or-more-international-appearances'>http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/french-rugby-75-or-more-international-appearances</a></p>
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<p>Only 2 centurions, shows actually how much French coaches have chopped and changed their teams over the years.</p> -
4 ... pathetic effort.<br><br>
A few I'd have never got but my mind wasn't on the job properly anyway.<br><br>
The hirsute equine like creature I missed as I couldn't spell his name.<br><br>
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<p>Spelling probably my achilles heel on the French quiz if I hadn't made the quiz myself!</p>
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<p>4 ... pathetic effort.<br><br>
A few I'd have never got but my mind wasn't on the job properly anyway.<br><br>
The hirsute equine like creature I missed as I couldn't spell his name.<br><br>
Should have got 76. Could picture him but his name escaped me.</p>
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<p>I got 4 but missed 4 others due to spelling (even though I knew the name) and the last one I spelled exactly the same as it is written at the end.</p>
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<p>Some of them I barely know that they played so many matches and I was always a fan of French rugby.</p> -
<p>Same - got four, but the other three I identified I couldn't spell and the nickname for Booboo's steed didn't work.</p>
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<p>To be honest, I pay little attention to the six nations countries these days - except when we play them - so me attempting these "foreign" quizzes is largely a waste of time.</p> -
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<p>Today's quiz, school representation of 2014 All Blacks.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/2014-new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-high-school-attended'>http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/83115/2014-new-zealand-rugby-all-blacks-high-school-attended</a></p>
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<p>I know a number of guys on this list will have attended more than 1 school however answers taken from All Blacks website.</p>
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<p>28/33 missed out on thrush, vito, crockett, jane and savea</p> -
<p>Top AB tryscorers at Rugby World Cups.</p>
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<p>12/14</p>
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<p>12 missed a really obvious one from 87 and one who played same posn in 95/99 who In thought of and then forgot to type</p>
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<p>11/14 - missed three of the 5s - all of whom played the same position - and all of whom I probably would have got with another minute or so.</p>
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<p>13/14</p>
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<p>I missed the 2003/2007/2011 one. :idiot2:</p>
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<p>Agreed, Nepia, didn't help that he only went to one WC, and then was played out of position.</p>
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<p>12/14, wouldn't have guessed the last two. There is one forward on the list, and I always miss him out on these quizzes.</p>
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<p>13/14</p>
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<p>I missed the 2003/2007/2011 one. :idiot2:</p>
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<p>We had to spell his full name so that took time. The last one I was trying to remember was the most recent!</p>
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