Rugby World Cup 2019 Mega Quiz

Answer multiple choice questions from the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan
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1. Who won the tournament?
South Africa
Wales
England
New Zealand
The Springboks were 32-12 victors over the English
2. Who was the top try scorer?
Makazole Mapimpi
Jacob Stockdale
Jonny May
Josh Adams
The Welshman crossed the tryline seven times
3. Which two nations contested the final?
England and Wales
England and South Africa
New Zealand and South Africa
New Zealand and Wales
It was a repeat of the 2007 final, in which the Springboks were also triumphant
4. Which two nations contested the opening match?
Japan and Russia
Japan and Ireland
Japan and Scotland
Japan and Samoa
The hosts were 30-10 victors, including a hat trick from Japanese winger Kotaro Matsushima
5. Who scored the first try of the tournament?
Yu Tamura
Kirill Golosnitsky
Kotaro Matsushima
Josua Tuisova
The Russian scored his nation’s only try of the tournament
6. Which city hosted the final?
Yokohama
Fukuoka
Sapporo
Tokyo
The International Stadium also hosted five other matches, including both semi-finals
7. How many matches were cancelled due to the Typhoon Hagibis?
Zero
One
Three
Two
England v France, New Zealand v Italy and Namibia v Canada were all called-off
8. How many nations failed to win a match at the tournament?
One
Four
Zero
Three
Russia, USA, *Namibia and *Canada. *The latter two teams only played three pool matches due to Typhoon Hagibis
9. What was special about South Africa’s win?
They were the first nation to win the tournament on three occasions
It was the biggest margin of victory in a RWC final
It was the first time a nation had won the tournament after losing a pool match
Fewest tries conceded in a tournament by the winner
The Springboks lost 23-13 to the All Blacks in their opening match
10. New Zealand defeated Wales by what scoreline in the Bronze Final?
38-15
33-26
23-19
40-17
It was the first time the All Blacks hadn’t won the tournament since 2007, having won both the 2011 and 2015 editions
11. How many nations competed at the tournament?
24
16
12
20
Split into four groups of five, in which has been the format since 2003
12. Who was the top points scorer?
Owen Farrell
Beauden Barrett
Handré Poland
Dan Biggar
The South African racked up 69 points, including 22 in the final
13. Which referee hosted the final?
Jérôme Garces
Wayne Barnes
Nigel Owens
Romain Poite
Garces became the first Frenchman to officiate a RWC final
14. Which two nations qualified from Pool A?
Japan and Scotland
Ireland and Scotland
Japan and Ireland
Ireland and Samoa
The hosts defeated the Irish 19-12 to top the pool
15. Which two nations qualified from Pool B?
New Zealand and Italy
New Zealand and South Africa
New Zealand and Namibia
South Africa and Italy
The Springboks went on to win the tournament, despite finishing second in the pool
16. Which two nations qualified from Pool C?
England and Argentina
France and Argentina
France and Tonga
England and France
The match between the top two was cancelled due to Typhoon Hagibis
17. Which two nations qualified from Pool D?
Wales and Australia
Australia and Fiji
Australia and Georgia
Wales and Fiji
It was the first time Wales had finished top of a pool in the current format
18. How many red card were shown during the tournament?
Eight
Four
Ten
Six
John Quill of the USA was the first player to be shown red at RWC 2019
19. Which nation failed to qualify for a RWC for the first time in 2019?
Cote d’Ivoire
Portugal
Romania
Spain
Romania, along with Spain and Belgium, were docked points for fielding ineligible players in qualifying
20. How many drop goals were scored at RWC 2019?
Four
Eight
Six
Two
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