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Quiz: How well do you remember Ireland's Croke Park win over England 10 years ago?

Cast your mind back to that historic day in 2007, the day Ireland hosted England at Croke Park.

Who opened the scoring on the day?
Ronan O'Gara
Jonny Wilkinson

Jason Robinson
Girvan Dempsey
What score did the game finish?
43-15
45-13

40-13
43-13
Who was England's head coach at the time?
Brian Ashton
Andy Robinson

Sir Clive Woodward
Martin Johnson
Which of the following Ireland players did not score a try?
David Wallace
Shane Horgan

Brian O'Driscoll
Girvan Dempsey
Can you remember who the referee was?
Steve Walsh
Nigel Owens

Joel Jutge
Jonathan Kaplan
Ireland smashed their all-time record winning margin over England that day. When was the previous record set?
1948
1947

1964
1974
Who scored Ireland's final points on the day?
Isaac Boss
Paddy Wallace

Ronan O'Gara
Shane Horgan
Which England player saw yellow for a professional foul in the first half?
David Strettle
Joe Worsley

Andy Farrell
Danny Grewcock
Who was named Man of the Match?
Paul O'Connell
Brian O'Driscoll

John Hayes
Ronan O'Gara
And finally, how many of the 22-man match-day squad from 10 years ago are still playing international rugby for Ireland?
0
1

2
3
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Silver
Not too bad at all. If you'd paid a little more attention you could have won the gold.
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Bronze
The questions just didn't suit you this time.
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