THERE WERE ECSTATIC highs and gut-churning lows when Ireland’s association and rugby football teams set up shop on Jones’ Road.
A decade on from the last rugby fixture played in Croke Park, how well do you remember that glorious period of cross-sport co-operation?
What was number one in the Irish charts when Croke Park last hosted rugby?
Telephone -- Beyonce and Lady GaGa
Gave it all away -- BoyZone
California Gurls -- Katy Perry
Ice Ice Baby -- Jedward


Which of these players did not play for the Republic of Ireland at Croke Park?
Wes Hoolahan
Stephen Ireland
Lee Carsley
Sean St Ledger


Can you name the first rugby union try-scorer when Croke Park opened its doors to the Six Nations?
Brian O'Driscoll
Vincent Clerc
Sebastian Chabal
Raphael Ibanez


And the first Irish try-scorer?
Brian O'Driscoll
Shane Horgan
Ronan O'Gara
Girvan Dempsey


Can you recall dastardly scorer of the winning try in the first rugby match played in Croke Park?
Christophe Dominici
Vincent Clerc
Yannick Jauzion
Sylvain Marconnet


Two months after rugby was played under the Hogan Stand, football took its turn. Who was the first goalscorer at Croke Park when Republic of Ireland hosted Wales?
Ryan Giggs
Stephen Ireland
Robbie Keane
Robert Earnshaw


Steve Staunton's Ireland managed to keep it tight in the early days at Croke Park, who scored the first goal for a visiting team?
Stelios Okkarides
Lukasz Podolski
Ryan Giggs
Martin Skrtel


Whose last-gasp strike then saved Ireland from an embarrassing defeat in that game?
Robbie Keane
Steve Finnan
Stephen Hunt
Stephen Ireland


Cyprus were beaten at Croke Park in Giovanni Trapattoni's first competitive win. Can you remember where Ireland, in unusual circumstances, opened the qualifying campaign?
Mainz
Maribor
Manchester
Madrid


The most famous Croke Park moment was surely the landmark Six Nations win over England in 2007. What was the final score?
43-13
35-7
19-16
15-0


Who was the gracious England captain that day?
Martin Johnson
Martin Corry
Lawrence Dallaglio
Andy Farrell


Ireland played 14 rugby Tests at Croke Park. Can you guess how many losses they suffered?
Zero
1
3
4


Trapattoni's first loss in charge of ROI was a very well-attended, high-scoring friendly against which country?
Germany
Italy
Poland
Slovakia


Against then World Champions Italy in 2009, whose outstanding (and out of character) curling effort gave Ireland the lead?
Aiden McGeady
Liam Lawrence
Richard Dunne
Glenn Whelan


Which of these players did not score a try in the win over France that kick-started the 2009 Grand Slam?
Brian O'Driscoll
Gordon Darcy
Jamie Heaslip
Tommy Bowe


One rugby match over the three-year period was not an international Test, but a European Cup semi-final. Who won it?
Munster
Leinster


One non-Gaelic Game has been played at Croke Park since March 20 2010. Who won that one?
Notre Dame
Chicago Bears
Penn State
UCF


Who scored the only goal when Brazil visited Croker in 2008?
Marcelo
Julio Baptista
Robinho
Luis Fabiano


On this day 10 years ago, Ireland's rugby team lost their final Croke Park match. Who scored the dramatic late penalty?
Dan Parks
Chris Patterson
Stephen Jones
Gavin Henson


Events in the days that followed cast a far longer shadow, but who scored the last goal in a soccer match played at Croke Park?
Thierry Henry
Zinedine Zidane
Nicolas Anelka
Lassana Diarra



You scored out of !
John Hayes' salty tears
Lap up the salty goodness, you've earned it with that quiz performance.
You scored out of !
Trap's sharp suit
Impressive display, but you struggled to apply the finishing touches.
You scored out of !
The 2008 trough
Listen, it was a tough time for us all. There's signs of better days to come.
You scored out of !
Out-Stan-ding
I thought you said, 'you're the boss, you're the gaffer and what you say goes'?
Toulon are a shadow of themselves this season. . Chickens coming home to roost it would seem. . Hopefully the same happens at Saracens soon but this year I feel they are head and shoulders above the rest and likely wont be stopped from retaining the BT cup.
The smart money is on Wasps this year! Sure they have bloody well spent enough to win it.
Fair play to Peter Stringer for playing the match , a true gentleman and professional.However it was a poor match. Toulon don’t play as well as they used to , that’s for sure. They should’ve blown Sale out of the water. There was some good performances from Halfpenny, Gorgodze and Vermeulen.
Vermeulen was superb at the breakdown winning 3 key turnovers and working hard clearing out conceding no turnovers and gave a very physical performance up front despite a stupid yellow card. The Springboks in November will need him at his world class form. Wales will also be happy to see a fit Halfpenny for the internationals . Gorgodze gave his standard physical carries and metres helping Ollivon score his 5th try of the season which is great for a blindside and should be expecting that French call up soon.
Please can we have anyone but Toulon or Sarries win it this year?
Shocking match.