Know Your Players?
By Lee Smith | August 31, 2011
1. Who was Joe Levula, who did he play for and when? Huge Fijian wing in the late 50’s, early 60’s.
2. Who coached Manu Samoa at the 1995 RWC? Sua Peter Schuster
3. What mishap befell Fiji in the 1987 RWC quarter final against France? #15, with line open and ball in one hand, lost the ball and the game.
4. Who captained Manu Samoa at the 1991 RWC? Pat Lam
5. Who captained Tonga at the 1995 RWC? Mana Otai
6. Name the #13 who played for Manu Samoa in 1991 and later played for another country in 1995? Frank Bunce.
7. Who “fatally” carried the ball in the inside hand as he crossed the South African goal-line in the 2007 quarter final Fiji Vs South Africa in Marseilles? Delasu
8. What FORU teams at the RWC have the same coaches/ technical support staff that they had last time? New Zealand, Fiji.
9. Are there any coaches at the 2011 RWC who were coaching other teams in 2007? Name them. Eddie O’Sullivan USA and Ireland,
10. Look at the draw for 2011 and draft your likely quarter final games?
11. Name the players who had the following nick names:
a. The Black Bus. Vaiga Tuigamala
b. Bennie. Stephen Larkem
c. Pinetree. Colin Meads
d. Schu. John Schuster
e. JK John Kirwan.
f. Topo Top Rodriguez
g. Knuckles John Connolly
h. Griz Alex Wylie
i. Brock Brockoff
j. Box Brian O’Shea
k. Skylab Steve Cutler
l. Nobody John Eales
m. The cricketer named Afghanistan. Steve Waugh’s brother.
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