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Quiz: How well do you remember Connacht's title-winning season?

The western province set the Pro12 alight before shocking Leinster in a thrilling final performance.

LAST UPDATE | 11 Apr 2020

THE SUN’S BEEN shining, what more excuse do we need to look back on Connacht’s sensational against-the-odds run to claim the 2015/16 Pro12 title.

Almost four years on, what do you remember from the season and the glorious day in Edinburgh?

Who tied with Matt Healy as the Pro12's leading try-scorer in the 2015/16 season?
DTH van der Merwe
Craig Gilroy

Niyi Adeolokun
Simon Zebo
Bundee Aki was the most frequent ball carrier in the Pro12 over the 2015/16 season, how many tries did the centre score in the campaign?
6
7

8
9
One of Aki's tries was a sensational dive for the corner against Munster to bridge a gap of how long between wins for the western province at Thomond Park?
9 years
19 years

29 years
59 years
Name the side Connacht beat in the Pro12 semi-final, the same team they edged two weeks earlier to seal the second seed slot.
Glasgow Warriors
Scarlets

Munster
Ospreys
In a 24-match campaign, how many appearances did captain John Muldoon clock up?
12
20

23
24
Off the field, there was an intriguing tale of how players rallied around Robbie Henshaw after he had what item stolen?
His accordion
His car

His Beats headphones
His laptop
One Irish province managed to beat Connacht home and away during the regular Pro12 season. Name them.
Leinster
Ulster

Munster
Current Ulster star John Cooney earned a medal in this season, what was unusual about his role in the Murrayfield final?
He missed three kicks at goal.
He came on as a replacement inside the first 10 minutes.

He filled in at fullback after Tiernan O'Halloran's injury.
He played just four minutes off the bench before dislocating his shoulder.
American international AJ MacGinty was Connacht's influential number 10. The replacement out-half in Murrayfield, Shane O'Leary, went on to represent which nation?
USA
Canada

Uruguay
Italy
Which of these players did not score a try in the thrilling final win over Leinster?
Jake Heenan
Niyi Adeolokun

Tiernan O'Halloran
Matt Healy
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You scored out of !
The West's Awake
You lived and breathed every minute and still party like it's 2016.
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You scored out of !
Just shy of glory
Like Leinster in May 2016, you just came up against an irresistible force and wound up second best.
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You scored out of !
Missed the play-offs
Some moments for the highlight reel there, but if you're honest, you were a long way off the silverware.
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You scored out of !
Good job there's no relegation in the Pro12
Maybe next year, eh?
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    Apr 25th 2020, 12:30 PM

    Hand sanitizer can kill 99.9% of bacteria ! Paul O Connell can kill 100%
    Paul O Connell has a diary it’s called the Guinness book of records
    Paul O Connell doesn’t sleep he waits !
    Paul O Connell could tie his Rugby boots with his feet
    They were going to name a street in Limerick after Paul O Connell but decided that nobody crosses Paul O Connell and lives

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    Apr 25th 2020, 12:37 PM

    @Paul Carew: mother of God. Chuck Norris wants his jokes back.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 3:16 PM

    @Paul Carew: My personal favourite was one I heard about Nemanja Vidic but I’ll re-jig it:

    Paul O’Connell once slamed a revolving door shut.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 7:55 PM

    @Robb Stark: you’re right Robb,all above jokes belong to the man Chuck Norris. two of my personal favourites.. Chuck Norris sleeps with a pillow under his gun, and Chuck Norris doesn’t breath in, he lets air out !!!!

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    Apr 25th 2020, 8:28 PM

    @Robb Stark: he can ask Paul for them, wouldn’t fancy his chances though!!

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    Apr 26th 2020, 12:51 AM

    @Paul Carew: wasnt this the Claw??

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    Apr 25th 2020, 10:21 AM

    The Question of Sport moment wow! I’m not a Dawson fan usually but his reaction and comment was funny.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 6:59 PM

    @ThatLJD: I don’t get the surprise about that question of sport answer.. Literally everyone I was watching it with shouted the right team straight away. When we play hangman in school and long team name like this appeared you knew its was Borussia Mönchengladbach just because it was so long out and stood out.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 9:51 PM

    @Brian: OK, I didn’t watch it with many people probably, I also thought it was pretty quick of O’Connell, if I remember properly. I’ve never really played hangman in school, I was always quite busy at ripping up copy books the nerds were playing games in!!

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    Apr 26th 2020, 9:42 AM

    @Brian: shutup Drico.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 11:13 AM

    Hard to believe he went 9 years without scoring a try for Ireland!

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    Apr 25th 2020, 11:17 PM

    @Gareth Ward: I’m sure it wasn’t for lack of trying.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 11:33 AM

    He came into my place of work one time around 2004 I was talking to him for around 10 minutes and I hadn’t a clue who he was, my work colleague who was a big rugby fan was disgusted with me for not knowing him.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 7:46 PM

    @Porter Mechanic: scandalous in fairness!!

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    Apr 26th 2020, 6:51 AM

    @Joe Kennedy: Could have been any massive ginger Incredible Hulk.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 2:58 PM

    This quizzes are my favourite part of the 42 atm. Keep them coming on all sports

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    Apr 25th 2020, 10:13 AM

    I had forgotten he signed a contract with Toulon.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 3:47 PM

    Those put the fear of god into me…4!

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    Apr 26th 2020, 8:48 AM

    @The Irish Pain: Snap! Im ashamed.

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    Apr 25th 2020, 12:27 PM

    Hand sanitizer can kill 99.9% of bacteria ! Paul O Connell can kill 100%
    Paul O Connell has a diary it’s called the Guinness book of records
    Paul O Connell doesn’t sleep he waits !
    Paul O Connell could tie his Rugby boots with his feet

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    Apr 25th 2020, 7:35 PM

    How many would Paul get right?

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    Apr 25th 2020, 9:07 PM

    @Tom Byrne: 25

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    Apr 25th 2020, 11:50 PM

    Got the important ones.

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