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How closely have you paid attention to this week’s sporting headlines?

1. Sean Cronin will earn his first Six Nations start in Rome on Sunday. Where is the Leinster hooker from?

Clare

Dublin

Limerick

Wexford

2. League of Ireland football returned last Friday night. Who scored the first goal of the new Premier Division campaign?

Aaron Greene

Kevin Lynch

Mikey Drennan

Dinny Corcoran

3. Rory McIlroy has confirmed he will miss the 2019 Irish Open. Who will replace the 29-year-old as tournament host in Lahinch?

Paul McGinley

Padraig Harrington

Séamus Power

Shane Lowry

4. Which Ireland international scored a hat-trick in the Women’s Super League last weekend?

Louise Quinn

Katie McCabe

Niamh Fahey

Leanne Kiernan

5. Which UFC star officially announced his retirement earlier this week?

Nick Diaz

Georges St-Pierre

Artem Lobov

Yushin Okami

6. Who won the 2019 Sigerson Cup on Thursday night after overcoming St Mary’s by four points at O’Moore Park?

UCD

DCU

UCC

DIT

7. Who will come up against Padraig Harrington as captain of the US Ryder Cup team in 2020?

Matt Kuchar

David Duval

Fred Couples

Steve Stricker

8. Cristiano Ronaldo was left frustrated as Juventus fell 2-0 to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. How many Champions Leagues has he won?

Four

Five

Six

Seven

9. Who scored a dramatic, late try to help Connacht defeat the Cheetahs in the Guinness Pro14 last weekend?

Jarrad Butler

Tom Farrell

Kieran Marmion

Ultan Dillane

10. Which former Tipperary manager has returned as part of the Premier County’s backroom team for 2019?

Michael Ryan

Declan Ryan

Eamon O’Shea

Nicky English

Answer all the questions to see your result!

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The questions just didn't suit you this time. Maybe try again next week.

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Wooden Spoon

Well now, there's not much we can say about that. Do you even like sport?

Murray Kinsella, Andy Dunne and Gavan Casey look ahead to Ireland’s Six Nations meeting with Italy and discuss the week’s biggest stories in the latest episode of The42 Rugby Weekly.

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