NZ Rugby

What weekend chores are done before New Zealanders turn to their real interest, sport?

• a. housework

• b. home-improvements

• c. lawn mowing

• a and c

• b and c

Which of the following will interfere with a game of rugby?

• Any known meteorological phenomenon

• rain and hail

• sunshine

• all of these

• none of these

What did the players at Christ’s College use for a ball?

• a rock

• a leather balloon

• a pig bladder

• a bullock bladder

Where was the first club game?

• Auckland

• Nelson

• Hamilton

• Christchurch

Who was not a team in this game?

• The local college

• The crew of HMS Rosario

• The town

Which statement is not true of the first real international game?

• New Zealand traveled to Australia

• The return match was held two years later

• It was played against New South Wales

• It was in 1882

What is not stated about the midgets and lower grades?

• They are a subculture of immense proportions

• They are at the very bottom of the ladder

• They are characterized by their lightness

• They are characterized by bare feet

What is not stated about transferring to a local club?

• It happens after schooldays

• It does not always provide a stepping stone to provincial representation or All Black-hood

• It does not always guarantee camaraderie

• It guarantees after-match functions for life.