You wear the green and gold with pride every Friday. Now it’s time to prove how much of a Springbok rugby fan you really are. The MTN Bok Friday Challenge is on!
All you have to do is answer 5 rugby-related questions every Friday, on the Ryan O’Connor Breakfast Show and if you come out on top, you win R5000. It’s as easy as that.
Questions – 27 October
- Q: Name the English player who accused Bongi Mbonambi of a racial slur?
A: Tom Curry
- Q: How many teams will play in the 2027 Rugby World Cup?
A: 24
- Q: Who is the sole backline player on the boks bench for the final?
A: Willie Le Roux
- Q: Who will captain the All Blacks in the final?
A: Sam Cane
- Q: In what year did the All Blacks and Springboks first meet in a world cup final?
A: 1995
Questions – 13 October
- Q: Which second-tier team have secured quarter-finals spot even though they lost to Portugal?
A: Fiji
- Q: In the pool stages, how many games ended in a draw?
A: None
One (Georgia – Portugal 18-18)
Three
- Q: Which previous world cup winning nation has failed to make it through the group stage for the first time?
A: Australia
- Q: Three teams ended their world cup without notching up a point – name one of them?
A: Namibia – Romania – Chile
- Q: Name the French Captain who has been declared fit for the quarterfinal encounter with the springboks?
Antoine Dupont
Questions – 6 October
- Q: Which teams have secured quarter-finals spots?
A: England and Wales (NZ should be in -play Thursday night)
- Q: If a player gets a yellow card in a World Cup match, how long do they have to leave the field for??
A: 10 minutes
- Q: Gregor Townsend is the head coach of which team in action this weekend?
A: Scotland
- Q: Who has replaced Makazole Mapimpi in the bok Squad?
A: Lukhanya Am
- Q: Audio question : ? Who is this?
A: Handre Pollard audio
Questions – 22 September
- Q: How many teams in total have qualified for Rugby World Cup in France?
A: 20
- Q:Name one of the teams that come from South America?
A: Argentina/Chile/Uruguay
- Q:Which country’s rugby team is known as Gli Azzurri?
A: Italy
- Q: Which 2019 world Cup winner will replace the injured Malcolm Marx?
A: Handre Pollard
- Q: Which team beat Australia for the first time in almost 70 years ?
A: Fiji
Questions – 8 September
- Q: What is the name of the rugby world cup trophy?
A: Webb Ellis cup
- Q: How many pools (of teams) are the in the 2023 rugby world cup
A: 4
- Q: Tonight is the opening match, which country do the hosts France play.
A: New Zealand
- Q: Which country’s rugby team is known as the dragons?
A: Wales
- Q: Which former bok still holds the record for the most tries in the green and gold?
A: Bryan Habana
Questions – 1 September
- Q: In what year, did the Springboks win their first rugby world cup?
A: 1995
- On 10 November 2018, the Springboks scored a try in stoppage time to snatch a dramatic 29-26 win over France.
Q: Which stadium hosted that game?
A: Was it Stade de France or Mbombela Stadium?
- Q: True or False: Andre Joubert was known as ‘The Rolls-Royce of Fullbacks’.
A: True
- A: Which country’s rugby team is known as Les Bleus?
Q: France
- Q: The first rugby world cup was held in New Zealand/Australia. Who beat France in the final to win the inaugural tournament?
A: New Zealand
