Rugby World Cup Quiz: Tuesday’s Question
8By The Spotter
Firstly, housekeeping: all correct answers for the daily question will be credited with ‘a Try’ (1 actual quiz point)- this has been amended from initially just the first correct answer that is received. All entries will be approved and posted in the Comments section later in the evening.
Well done to those who were correct yesterday. The player’s last name was ‘MURARIU’ and he was a victim of the revolution in Romania when the communist bloc collapsed.
Today’s question has a bit of latitude for an educated guess, so don’t give up the rest of you- keep those answers coming.. 😊
Right then, see below:
QUESTION TWO:
An inductee into the World Rugby Hall of Fame this year, the Uruguayan No 8, Diego Ormaechea holds the record as the oldest player to appear in an RWC Finals tournament- at age 40 in 1999. What other feat did he achieve when Uruguay played Spain in that ‘99 tournament?
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First try by a Uruguayan at a Rugby World Cup.
Oldest player to score a try at a Rugby World Cup
First Uruguayan player to score a try at a Rugby World Cup.
He was the first to score a try for Uruguay at a World Cup.
Scored a try. So presumably holds the record for oldest tryscorer in RWC history too
First player yellow carded in a World Cup game.
He scored a try!
He scored a try