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In what weight class did Roscommon woman Aoife O'Rourke impress at during her medal-winning run at this week's European Elite Boxing Championships?

Bantamweight

Lightweight

Flyweight

Middleweight

Ireland's Rugby World Cup opponents Russia will play a warm-up fixture against which province?

Munster

Connacht

Leinster

Ulster

Name the NFL quarterback who unexpectedly retired this week?

Philip Rivers

Blake Bortles

Andrew Luck

Sam Darnold

Polish club Legia Warsaw displayed a likeness of which historical figure during a Europa League qualifier in Scotland this week?

Pope John Paul II

Frederic Chopin

Marie Curie

Agnieszka Radwańska

Aileen Gilroy, pictured here playing soccer for Ireland, has become the latest Irish player to sign for an AFLW club. What county is she from?

Galway

Mayo

Cork

Dublin

Name the South African rugby star who fell foul of doping controls this week?

Eben Etzebeth

Aphiwe Dyantyi

Pieter-Steph du Toit

Makazole Mapimpi

Ireland's Sam Bennett struck a rich vein of form at La Vuelta. Can you name the team the Tipp man rides for?

Mitchelton-Scott

Team Jumbo

Bora–Hansgrohe

Movistar

Which of these wingers was selected in the All Blacks' 2019 Rugby World Cup squad?

George Bridge

Julian Savea

Waisake Naholo

Nehe Milner Skudder

What ex-Kilkenny star was this week proposed as the new Offaly hurling manager?

Henry Shefflin

Eoin Larkin

DJ Carey

Michael Fennelly

Name the Olympic track legend who fortunately escaped serious injury after a bus crash?

Bernard Lagat

Wilson Kipketer

David Rudisha

Seb Coe

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