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Quiz: Have you been paying attention to caps in Irish rugby?

The little number next to every player on the team-sheet tells a story, but do you know them by heart?

LAST UPDATE | 16 May 2020

CAPS, IN ALL sports we celebrate them and mark the most significant of them. In rugby, they are a commodity that can not be traded, an internationally-recognised symbol of quality and fortitude.

Seeing the numbers stacked up can lead us to acclaim when it brings proof of our belief, or to feel time passing all the quicker when the figure is higher than we imagine. Sometimes we even feel sympathy when the number is far below what the quality of the player deserved.

But how much attention to we really pay to caps, their numbers and the occasions celebrated around them?

Only a few breath the rarefied air of the centurion. Which of these men has hit 100 caps for Ireland?
Peter Stringer
Jamie Heaslip

John Hayes
Rob Kearney
Who is the only player of this quartet to earn a cap in the Five Nations?
Brian O'Driscoll
Girvan Dempsey

Ronan O'Gara
Gordon D'Arcy
At what venue did Jonathan Sexton earn his very first international cap?
The RDS
Croke Park

Aviva Stadium
Lansdowne Road
Which of these players did not score a try on their Test debut?
Paul O'Connell
CJ Stander

Jacob Stockdale
Craig Gilroy
Caps can be hard to come by. Which one of these invaluable provincial warhorses has been capped by Ireland?
James Coughlan
Denis Buckley

Stephen Keogh
Roger Wilson
Jacob Stockdale has 16 Test tries, but how many caps has he?
16
22

25
28
Which of these men has won more starts for Ireland?
Stuart McCloskey
John Cooney

Ross Byrne
Ultan Dillane
Last year Sean Cronin was given an overdue first full cap in the Six Nations. How many caps does the powerful hooker have in total?
42
52

62
72
Which team has James Ryan played for more?
Ireland
Leinster
Jonny Wilkinson has 91 caps for England, who passed that marker for Ireland at Twickenham this year?
Keith Earls
Jonathan Sexton

Conor Murray
Rob Kearney
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Caps off to ya
Congrats on the first cap, there's plenty more to come!
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Cap-tain Planet
A fine effort at the top level, you were probably unfortunate not to hit the century.
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You scored out of !
Cappa tracksuit
You didn't want for enthusiasm, but injury kept your cap tally on the low side.
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Slow hand-cap
Keep that cap safe, you may not see another.
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    May 30th 2020, 9:59 AM

    I like the way one of the answers is written on the picture tagline :)

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    May 30th 2020, 6:13 PM

    @Donal Peoples: honestly thought it was a trick question and was 99% sure it was him lol

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    May 30th 2020, 9:52 AM

    Jim Staples, what a player

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    May 30th 2020, 2:51 PM

    @my name: The only one I got right.

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    May 30th 2020, 9:37 AM

    10/10 here. Good quiz

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    May 30th 2020, 10:42 AM

    @Jim Demps: that question 9 tho……

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    May 30th 2020, 11:15 AM

    @Hugh Dunne: era is always know the ex munster players

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    Jun 1st 2020, 3:56 AM

    @Hugh Dunne: Can never forget that face rampaging through South Africans in the Irish away kit. One of the most exceptional performances I remember.

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    May 30th 2020, 9:34 AM

    Got the Mason question wrong.

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    May 30th 2020, 1:01 PM

    5 out of 10 and proud. Love those quizzes. Keep em comin !

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    May 30th 2020, 10:37 AM

    First 10/10 in a while.

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    May 30th 2020, 11:44 AM

    @Robb Stark: Sure you did Robb… Sure you did.

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    May 30th 2020, 11:58 AM

    @Robb Stark: All scores should be declared null and void. It’s a disgrace to be having quizzes like that when people are dying.

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    May 30th 2020, 1:51 PM

    @Larry Betts: couldn’t agree more, Larry. Well said.

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    May 30th 2020, 1:52 PM

    @Larry Betts: go have a lie down.

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    May 30th 2020, 6:49 PM

    @Mark C: ’twas only a dig at someone who says that at every oportunity! ;-)

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    May 30th 2020, 5:49 PM

    Back when it was about the sport and not posing on Instagram

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    May 30th 2020, 10:43 AM

    5 out of 10 brutal!

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    May 30th 2020, 3:16 PM

    Going well for once in these quizzes..Simon Mason let me down for the slam

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    May 30th 2020, 6:16 PM

    8/10 I’m happy to say. Dropped the ball on a couple.

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    May 30th 2020, 1:45 PM

    7. Not bad.

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