Test your sporting knowledge results
The Nenagh Guardian would like to thank all those who entered our sports quiz. There was a huge entry from which there were just 6 respondents who managed to get all 40 questions correct.
1st prize – Tipperary jersey signed by the 2020 senior hurling panel – Michael Hennelly, Knockearl, Cloughjordan
2nd prize – Framed Tipperary hurling jersey from 2016 signed by Noel McGrath – Sean Phelan, Rathnaleen, Nenagh
3rd prize - Fourball for Nenagh Golf Club – Seamus Ryan, Drombaun, Moneygall
The answers to the 40 questions are as follows:
1 – In what year were Nenagh Ormond RFC promoted to senior rugby for the first time? 2005
2 – Who was Tipperary's first hurling All Star? Tadhg O'Connor (number 5 1971)
3 – Which club did Tommy Gaynor win an English League Cup with in 1989? Nottingham Forest
4 – In which Olympic Games did Gary Ryan represent Ireland in the 200m? Atlanta 1996
5 – How many times was Charlie Swan the champion jockey in Ireland? 9 (Nine)
6 – Who captained Tipperary to the All Ireland Under 21 Hurling title in 1989? Declan Ryan
7 – Which Aussie Rules club does Colin O'Riordan play for? Sydney Swans
8 – How many Tipperary clubs have won the All Ireland Senior Club Hurling title? 3 (Roscrea, Kilruane MacDonaghs, Borris-Ileigh)
9 – In which North Tipperary parish was two-time Aintree Grand National winner Tiger Roll bred? Portroe
10 – Which Scottish club does Nenagh's Barry Coffey play for? Glasgow Celtic
11 – In what city did Munster win both of their Heineken Cups? Cardiff
12 – Who was Tipperary's first footballing All Star? Declan Browne (1998)
13 – In what year did Tipperary win their first All Ireland Senior Camogie title? 1999
14 – Which club won the North Tipperary Senior Hurling title in the GAA's centenary year? Lorrha - 1984
15 – In what year did Thomas MacDonaghs win the County Senior Football Championship? 2011
16 – Name one of the two Tipperary Ladies Footballers who played AFLW this year? Orla O'Dwyer or Aisling McCarthy
17 – Which French rugby team does Donnacha Ryan play for? Racing 92
18 – How many race-courses are there in Tipperary? 3 (Clonmel, Thurles & Tipperary)
19 – The Ormond Point to Point in held in which North Tipperary village annually? Ballingarry
20 – The amalgamation of Borrisokane and Knockshegowna who won a North Minor Hurling title in 1990 was known as what? Erins Hope
21 – Who captained Tipperary to the first All Ireland Under 21 Hurling title in 1964? Francis Loughnane
22 – Which school did Ben Healy win a Munster Senior Cup title with in 2018? Glenstal Abbey
23 – Which Tipperary player won a Football All Star in 2016? Michael Quinlivan
24 – How many All Ireland Senior Camogie Championships have Tipperary won? 5
25 – Which Tipperary hurler won 2 All Stars without winning a championship game? Pat McLoughney
26 – In what year did Kilruane MacDonaghs win the All Ireland Senior Club Hurling title? 1986
27 – In what Tipperary village is Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle training base located? Rosegreen
28 – What is the claim to fame of former Nenagh Olympic athlete Terry McHugh? Competed in both the Winter & Summer Olympic Games for Ireland
29 – Which club won the North Tipperary Soccer Cup in 2020? Sallypark Odhrans
30 – What Tipperary town is Irish cycling legend Sean Kelly from? Carrick-on-Suir
31 – How many All Ireland Senior Hurling titles have Tipperary won? 28
32 – Which Tipperary man refereed the 2017 All Ireland Hurling Final? Fergal Horgan
33 – What Moneygall man was GAA President from 1967 to 1970? Seamus O Riain
34 – What Premier League club does Shane Long play for? Southampton
35 – Who skippered Tipperary to the 2019 All Ireland Under 20 Hurling title? Craig Morgan
36 – Who did Tipperary beat in the 2011 All Ireland Minor Football final? Dublin
37 – Who rode Tiger Roll to the Aintree Grand National successes in 2018 & 2019? Davy Russell
38 – How many GAA clubs are there in the North Tipperary division? 19
39 – Which Tipperary man scored the only try for Munster in their 2008 Heineken Cup final win over Toulouse? Denis Leamy
40 – What is the name of the two GAA grounds in Nenagh and Cloughjordan that share the same name? MacDonagh Park