Rugby union is a popular sport with over 6 million people playing the game world-wide, but just how much do you know about the sport? Find out with our fun free rugby union trivia questions and answers!
Easy rugby union trivia questions
Question 1
How long is a rugby union match?
Question 2
How many points is a try worth in rugby union?
Question 3
How many players are there on a rugby union team?
Question 4
What direction can you pass the ball in rugby?
Question 5
At which ground do the England rugby union team play their home games?
Question 6
How many points is a conversion in rugby union?
Question 7
Rugby union originated in which country?
Question 8
Which six national teams compete in the annual Six Nations Championship?
Question 9
How many points is a drop goal in rugby union?
Question 10
Which four southern hemisphere nations compete annually in The Rugby Championship?
Question 11
What name is given to the two players who line up either side of the hooker in a scrum?
Question 12
Where is the All Blacks rugby team from?
Hard rugby union questions
Question 1
What is the approximate weight in grams of a rugby union ball?
Question 2
In what year was rugby union first part of the Olympic Games?
Question 3
Which are the only 4 national teams who are able to win the Triple Crown?
Question 4
Who won the first ever European Rugby Champions Cup (Heineken Cup) in 1995?
Question 5
Which country won the Olympic gold medal for rugby union in 1920 and 1924?
Question 6
Which Irish player was the first winner of the European Player of the Year award in 2010?
Question 7
The Queensland Reds. the rugby union team for the Australian state of Queensland, play their home games in which city?
Question 8
What are the four professional provincial rugby union teams from Ireland?
Question 9
The Currie Cup is the premier domestic rugby competition in which country?
Question 10
Who has captained New Zealand the most times in test rugby?
Question 11
Which national rugby team’s nickname is The Brave Blossoms?
Question 12
In 2015, who became the first Scottish club to reach a major European final?
Rugby union World Cup trivia
Question 1
How often is the rugby union World Cup held?
Question 2
What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winners of the Rugby World Cup?
Question 3
In what year was the first Rugby World Cup held?
Question 4
Who won the 1995 rugby union World Cup final?
Question 5
Who hosted the Rugby World Cup in 2019?
Question 6
As of 2022, which is the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to have won the Rugby World Cup?
Question 7
Marc Ellis of New Zealand scored 6 tries in a match against which team in the 1995 World Cup?
Question 8
One piece of equipment has been used in the first game of every World Cup to date. What is it?
Question 9
Which was the first country to win two World Cups?
Question 10
Who refereed the first rugby world cup final?
Question 11
Which team lost in 3 of the first 7 World Cup finals?
Question 12
How many countries took part in the inaugural World Cup in 1987?
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