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How well do you remember the 1999 Rugby World Cup?

It’s the last time the tournament was in England if that jogs your memory.

THEY WERE THE best of times they were the worst of times. It was the the 20th century, the age of Ireland hosting Rugby World Cup games and… well, you tell us.

Which of these places did not play host to a RWC fixture?
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Wrexham
Limerick

Leicester
Galashiels

Galway
Beziers
Two teams managed to score more than 100 points in a single game. New Zealand were one, name the other.
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South Africa
Australia

Canada
England
Who scored Ireland's first try of the tournament?
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Keith Wood
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Brian O'Driscoll

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Justin Bishop
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Dion O'Cuinneagain
How many points did Brian O'Driscoll score during this World Cup?
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5
8

13
15
Australia won, but who did they beat in the final?

At what stage did Ireland bow out?
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Quarter-finals
Pool stage

Quarter-final play-off
Semi-final
Where did Ireland play out their infamous defeat to Argentina?
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Lens
Paris

Huddersfield
Toulouse
Who came fourth?

"Personally, yes it's a failure. I had set my sights on winning the World Cup... If you set a goal to win and then don't, you've failed." Which coach (not pictured) said this?
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Graham Henry
John Hart

Jean-Claude Skrela
Clive Woodward

Warren Gatland
Nick Mallett
Who finished as the leading try-scorer?
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Joe Roff
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Philippe Bernat-Salles

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Joost van der Westhuizen
Jonah Lomu
Which player finished with the most points scored at RWC 1999?
Matt Burke
Jeremy Guscott

Jonny Wilkinson
Andrew Mehrtens

Gonzalo Quesada
Diego Dominguez
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Tim Horan
You were bloody everywhere. A masterclass.
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You scored out of !
Keith Wood
An incredible individual display. Fair play to ya.
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Brian O\'Driscoll
You scored out of !
Brian O'Driscoll
Ah, sure you were only a gason. Your best days are ahead of you.
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You scored out of !
Namibia
It's been great having you here, but winning was never on the cards was it?
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