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Quiz: How well do you remember Ireland's last tour of Japan?

Cast your mind all the way back to 2005.

With Eddie O'Sullivan away with the Lions, who took temporary charge of Ireland for the tour?
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Michael Bradley
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Mark McCall

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Niall O'Donovan
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Mark Tainton
How many uncapped players were included in the squad?
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7
8

9
10
True or false? The opening Test of the series in Osaka was Ireland's first on Asian soil
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True
False
Ireland eased to a comfortable 44-12 in the first Test thanks to three tries from Ulster players but who scored the visitors' other try?
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Girvan Dempsey
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Gavin Duffy

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Frankie Sheahan
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Johnny O'Connor
Alan Quinlan was a late addition to the squad after which player was called up by the Lions?
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Simon Easterby
Denis Leamy

Roger Wilson
David Wallace
Japanese winger Daisuke Ohata scored two tries in the second Test and still sits top of World Rugby's international try-scoring charts. How many did he score in his career?
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69
67

64
60
Gavin Duffy was one of three foreign-based players in Ireland's squad. Who did he play for?
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London Wasps
Harlequins

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Edinburgh
Hooker Bernard Jackman made his international debut on that tour, but which Guinness Pro12 club recently appointed him as their new head coach?
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Connacht
Dragons

Cardiff Blues
Ospreys
Which player is pictured celebrating the series victory?
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David Quinlan
Matt McCullough

Jeremy Staunton
Anthony Horgan
Ireland wrapped up the series with a 48-17 win in the second Test, but who finished as the tour's top points scorer?
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Tommy Bowe
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Kevin Maggs

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Peter Stringer
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David Humphreys
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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You scored out of !
Gold
Top of the pile, you were really paying attention to the tour in 2005!
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You scored out of !
Silver
Fair play, that's a very solid effort!
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You scored out of !
Bronze
The questions just didn't suit you, hard luck!
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You scored out of !
Wooden spoon
Well now. There's not much we can say about that.
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