Super 15 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Melbourne Rebels

The Melbourne Rebels took part in Super Rugby for the first time in 2011, playing in the new Super 15 format. They registered a first win in only their second competetive super rugby match (25-24 at home to the ACT Brumbies); and continued their great start winning three of their first seven games. From there the wheels came off and they went on a nine-game losing streak to end the competition in last place.

Answer: Southern Kings

The Lions made way for the Southern Kings in the South African conference in 2013. The team placed last in this conference in the 2013 season will take part in a promotion relegation match against the Lions to determine the 2014 participation. South Africa's decision to exclude the Lions in favour of a local second division side, as part of a developmental plan, was met with disbelief and caused great divide, so they came up with the promotion/relegation play-off scenario.

Answer: Reds

The Queensland Reds won their first Super Rugby title in 2011 against the Crusaders 18-13 at their homeground, Suncorp Stadium, in Brisbane. It was their first-ever Super Rugby final in the professional era (post 1996).

Answer: Highlanders

The "House of pain", home of the Highlanders, also known as Carisbrook (located in Dunedin), was their home throughout their Super Rugby career until 2011, when it was retired. They moved to a newly built staduim constructed for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, Forsyth-Barr staduim, located in Dunedin North.

Answer: Tonga

Even though his brother, Sitaleki Timani, opted to play for the Wallabies (Australia}, Lopeti chose to represent Tonga, his country of birth. They both play their rugby in Australia (for the NSW Waratahs) and thus qualify for selection for the Australian national team by residency.

Answer: Western Province

Western Province adopted the name of the Stormers in 1998, after South Africa chose to combine the provinces into four new franchises, although the team is basically made up from only Western Province players and almost none of the smaller unions, Boland and South Western Disticts which form part of the franchise.
The four franchises for 1998 were:
Sharks (formerly Natal), Cats (formerly Transvaal), Bulls (formerly Northern Transvaal) and Stormers (formerly Western Province).

Answer: Highlanders

Jonah played Super Rugby for the Hurricanes from 2000-2003, scoring 11 tries in 29 appearances, for the Chiefs in the 1998 season scoring only 2 tries in his 8 appearances, and the Blues from 1996-1998 scoring 13 times in 22 appearances.

Answer: Northern Transvaal (Bulls)

The professional Super Rugby tournament started in 1996. The Bulls were the first team from South Africa to win the title, when they beat the Sharks 20-19 in 2007, the first all-South Africa final. The first ten chmapionships were all won by team sform New Zealand, apart from the two titles won by the ACT Brumbies, in 2001 and 2004.

Prior to 2007, only one South African team had played in the final - the Sharks in 1996, and again in 2001.

Answer: Wendell Sailor

Wendell Sailor, a massive winger in his time, weighing in at 110kg and standing 1.91m tall, made his debut against France in June 2002 for the Wallabies (nickname of the Australian national team), alongside fellow rugby league convert Matt Rogers. Together they became the 41st and 42nd dual code internationals.

He went on and scored 13 tries in 37 tests for Australia in his international Rugby union career, which lasted up until 2006.

Answer: 2

Famous for representing the Highlanders between 1997 and 2003, he also had a stint with the Chiefs between 2004 and 2006. In 2007 he moved to France and made 97 appearances for the top French side, Toulouse, between 2007 and 2011.