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How closely were you paying attention to the sports headlines this week?

1. Who was named man-of-the-match in Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final?

Paudie Maher

Noel McGrath

John McGrath

Ronan Maher

2. Which stadium has been chosen to host this year’s Pro14 final?

Kingspan Stadium

Murrayfield

Cardiff City Stadium

Thomond Park

3. Former Ireland captain Emma Byrne will continue her football career in which country?

Portugal

Spain

France

Germany

4. Micheál Donoghue left his role as Galway hurling boss this week. How many seasons did he spend in charge?

Two seasons

Three seasons

Four seasons

Five seasons

5. Which former England rugby star is launching an MMA career?

Nick Easter

Simon Shaw

Lewis Moody

James Haskell

6. Who is Gennady Golovkin set to face for the vacant IBF 160-pound title?

Billy Joe Saunders

Sergiy Derevyanchenko

Jermall Charlo

Daniel Jacobs

7. Galway upset All-Ireland camogie champions Cork in their semi-final last weekend. What were Cork seeking this year?

Three-in-a-row

Four-in-a-row

Five-in-a-row

Six-in-a-row

8. Who has Joe Schmidt chosen to start at out-half at Twickenham tomorrow against England?

Jack Carty

Ross Byrne

Johnny Sexton

Joey Carbery

9. Speaking on Sky Sports this week, what did Ian Holloway appear to blame for the introduction of VAR?

Aliens

Donald Trump

Brexit

The boogie

10. Which Irish equestrian team has qualified for next summer's Olympic Games for the first time?

Dressage

Eventing

Show jumping

Vaulting

Answer all the questions to see your result!

You scored out of !

Gold

Top of the pile, you really were paying attention this week.

You scored out of !

Silver

Not too bad at all. If you'd paid a little more attention you could have won the gold.

You scored out of !

Bronze

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

You scored out of !

Wooden Spoon

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

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