THERE IS NO denying that the 2003 Rugby World Cup belonged to England.
Not only did they become the first northern hemisphere side to lift the Webb Ellis trophy, they also provided one of the most iconic moments in World Cup history.
Jonny Wilkinson’s drop goal to beat Australia will live long in our memories. But what about Ireland’s performance, how well do you remember that?
Let’s find out.
Which Irish player broke his leg in their last warm-up game against Scotland at Murrayfield?
David Humphreys
Girvan Dempsey
Geordan Murphy
Kevin Maggs
Which of the following backs did not make the squad for the World Cup?
Anthony Horgan
Gordon D'Arcy
Shane Horgan
John Kelly
Which of the following forwards was left out of the squad?
Malcolm O'Kelly
Simon Easterby
Paul O'Connell
Leo Cullen
Ireland were drawn in Group A with Australia, Argentina, Romania and which other nation?
Canada
Namibia
Tonga
Georgia
Who scored Ireland's first try of the tournament?
Brian O'Driscoll
Denis Hickie
Shane Horgan
Keith Wood
How many points did David Humphreys score against Romania?
12
14
16
18
How many tries did Ireland score against Namibia in their second group game?
8
9
10
11
Who scored the only try of the game as Ireland edged Argentina 16-15 in a must-win match for each team?
Alan Quinlan
Peter Stringer
John Hayes
Brian O'Driscoll
Who scored Australia's try in their 17-16 victory over Ireland in their final group game?
Elton Flatley
George Smith
Mat Rogers
Joe Roff
By how many points did Ireland trail France at half-time of their quarter-final?
20
7
27
14
Who scored Ireland's final try of the 2003 World Cup?
Brian O'Driscoll
Kevin Maggs
Ronan O'Gara
Victor Costello
Which of these Frenchmen did not get on the score-sheet in that quarter-final?
Aurelien Rougerie
Imanol Harinordoquy
Olivier Magne
Christophe Dominici
You scored out of !
England
Flawless performance. You really know your stuff.
You scored out of !
You're a Wallaby
Good effort.
You scored out of !
Ireland
Decent performance. But that pesky quarter-final foiled you again.
You scored out of !
Namibia
It's been great having you here, but winning was never on the cards was it?
How is what Giggs and Rooney done cheating ?????? . There was nothing wrong with what they did and you can see that clearly …..
I’d love to hear the ref’s conversation with Giggs, someone whos been playing football for the vast majority of his near 40 year existence.
“No Ryan! You have to touch the ball from a corner! You cant dribble it!”
“Ah wha?!”
As a Barça fan I adore Sergio Busquets but he can be embarrassing at times (actually a lot of the time).
Sky Sports describe him as a street fighter type player. Perfect description if they are talking about Sesame Street.
If you’re going to show that Joe Sheridan goal then you should also show Louth’s JP Rooney kicking the ball away from a Meath player who was trying to take a free just a few minutes beforehand, the reason so much injury time was played.
No ‘Hand of God’?
Ricardo Carvalho really should be on d list