Let us transport you back to a decade where Ipswich, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest were mixing it with Europe’s big boys. Following the success of our 1990s footballers quiz, our 2000s tester and this one on 2010 footballers, we have devised a 1980s football quiz that should give you some pause for thought. 20 footballers to get and […]

6 years ago

Once more unto the breach, dear friends. Once more. Like a comforting blanket, the SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is here for you and delighted to be reunited. A nice blend of sporting questions in here for you all today. Good luck, and don’t forget to try out our other quizzes once you ace this one. […]

6 years ago

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6 years ago

Put down the prawn sandwiches and get stuck into this. We have the ultimate Roy Keane quiz that covers his playing days and all the many highs and well-publicised lows that came with it. You’d have to be a die-hard Roy Keane fan to get all 20 questions right while anything over 15 is a […]

6 years ago

A handful of legends and a rake of the very best from the modern game. We have a GAA quiz that will test your knowledge as well as your eyesight. There are 22 footballers to get, with anything over 17 good going.

6 years ago

Victor Matfield was the master come lineout time, but one man pushed him to the limit each time they met. If you are a Springboks fan, the names Victor Matfield and Bakkies Botha go hand in hand. For Irish fans, the same goes for Donncha O’Callaghan and Paul O’Connell. In November 2009, played out in […]

6 years ago

“Drico got punched at least twice and someone else got punched.” Brian O’Driscoll versus Victor Matfield and Juan Smith. It could have ended much worse, but the Ireland centre got in his licks and escaped with honour, and body, intact. The 2009 Test Series between the British & Irish Lions and South Africa was one […]

6 years ago

“I am very, very doubtful as I sit here today.” Gary Neville admits his tune has changed from hope, about a month ago, to trepidation. The Covid-19 pandemic will do that to you. On Tuesday, the government confirmed that mass gatherings of in excess of 5,000 people are officially banned in Ireland until the end […]

6 years ago

Strap in. Let’s go for a sporting ride. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back for its’ 31st edition and this…. THIS is your day! In fairness, this one is a bit tougher than the usual so 15/20 would be really good going. Good luck, and please have a crack at our past quizzes here. […]

6 years ago

Sébastian Chabal, Ben Foden, ‘Mushy’ Buckley, Can Shepherd, Danny Cipriani, Mike Phillips, James O’Connor. Sale Sharks has had its’ fair share of colourful characters over the years. That Will Addison puts Andy Powell right at the top of that list, then, is truly saying something. The Premiership side are the big North West representatives in […]

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“We were so charged up… I was looking for Brian!” The 2009 Test Series between the British & Irish Lions and the world champion Springboks was an instant classic and one of the most brutal encounters in the game since it turned professional in the mid 1990s. Victor Matfield was at the coal-face for most […]

6 years ago

‘This has been an extremely challenging time for James and the province’. Munster and Ireland prop James Cronin has been banned from rugby for one month following an anti-doping violation that an independent judicial officer has described as “unintentional”. Cronin tested positive for banned substances prednisolone and prednisone without a medical exemption following Munster’s Champions Cup match […]

6 years ago

The game is afoot. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is here to test your sporting knowledge and create a bit of friendly competition between you, your mates and your family members. All the best and if you ace this, be sure to check out our other quizzes.

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Not Ireland’s greatest tournament performance but no arguing with the eventual winners. We have a Euro 2012 quiz that will transport you back to that golden age (before a ball was kicked) when we genuinely thought we could escape a group containing Italy, Croatia and Spain. There are 20 footballers to get here with some […]

6 years ago

Stringer and O’Gara. O’Callaghan and O’Connell. D’Arcy and O’Driscoll. Sean O’Brien and the surgeon’s knife. There have been some memorable partnerships in Irish rugby over the years and ones that immediately spring to mind. For Sean O’Brien, one of the best players of his generation, his Leinster, Ireland and Lions appearances were significantly impacted by […]

6 years ago

We’ve been kind to you today… for the most part. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back to test your sporting wits for another day. We reckon 15/20 will be the average score, but there could be a fair few 20/20s recorded too. Good luck, and here are all of our other quizzes once you […]

6 years ago

“These kind of things go full circle after a while; something becomes cool again.” We are about a month into the cessation of all major sporting action and pleas from governments around the world for most of us to stay at home. While sport, for so long, seemed so vital and essential to our everyday […]

6 years ago

“I was getting a bit feral in Belfast so Emma thought it would be a good idea for us to get home.” Ulster and Ireland fullback Will Addison flew back to the North of England when the Coronavirus pandemic caused rugby, and most major sports, to halt its’ 2019/20 season. Addison, who missed the Guinness […]

6 years ago

“If you put me in a box and are telling me not to… I don’t believe that anything can’t be done.” Fight fans may get that Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor rematch they have long pined for, but in a setting no-one was expecting. On Friday afternoon, standing in the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, […]

6 years ago

21 and having fun. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back in your life and willing you on to get full marks. Give it a dash, the very best of luck and don’t forget to check out all of our other quizzes here.

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Today is the day you get 20/20. We can feel it! The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back for Day 18 and it is ready to give your brain its’ daily work-out. Give it a whirl, good luck and don’t forget to check out all of our other quizzes here.

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“All in all, it’s been really good so far… long may it continue.” Simon Zebo was referring to home life in Paris with with fiancée Alvira and their three young children. The youngsters have ‘had their moments’ but Zebo is loving the opportunity to spend extra time with his family as France, like most countries […]

6 years ago

Time to get Sam Warburton out of retirement! British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland is thinking outside the box, and we love it. Back in July 2017 at a packed out Eden Park, the final whistle was sounded by referee Romain Poite and the Test Series between the Lions and New Zealand ended […]

6 years ago

“You feel like you have a bit of a purpose.” For Munster doctor Jamie Kearns, it is about doing his part. Of feeling like he is making a contribution, no matter how small he feels it is in comparison to others fighting the fight. Kearns has gone back to his roots by going back to […]

6 years ago

“The best ever I played against was Maradona.” – Paolo Maldini A Maradona quiz almost as sensational as the football legend himself! Diego Maradona was an enigmatic footballer and one that was touted for greatness as young as 12. The Argentinean was 16 when he made his international debut and would go on to captain his […]

6 years ago

Who knows where we’ll all be by November 2020. The Football Association of Ireland are hoping that Stephen Kenny’s first game as manager of the senior men’s team will not be a Euro 2021 Playoff Eliminator. On Saturday, Kenny was confirmed as Ireland manager as Mick McCarthy stepped down four months earlier than expected. McCarthy […]

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Better late than never! Thanks so much to you all for the feedback on The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz and for playing along in huge numbers each day. Another 20 questions to test your sporting wits today.

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“It’s disappointing that I can’t finish it off.” Stephen Kenny is the new man in charge, but he would have taken little pleasure in seeing how his predecessor had to step back, and away. No-one wanted to see Mick McCarthy’s second stint as Republic of Ireland manager finish like this – with a bottled YouTube […]

6 years ago

“The first thing that Premier League footballers can do is make a contribution, take a pay cut and play their part.” Matt Hancock was not the first to fire the shots, but he did so on the biggest stage. Jon Walters has volleyed straight back. On Thursday, on a day he emerged one day early […]

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“I’d like to be a fly on the wall in that conversation!” Connacht and Ireland outhalf likened the Coronavirus-related suspension of the rugby season to a sensation of suddenly being retired. One day, you are training and joking with teammates and the next you are at home with nothing to plan for and work towards. […]

6 years ago

“You’re having to tell relatives, ‘You’re going to have to sit and wait in the car. This could be the last time you see your relative, right now’.” At 8pm, last Thursday, hundreds of thousands of us, across Ireland and the UK, took some time out to give the carers, emergency services and healthcare workers […]

6 years ago

A few full matches, hour-long specials with extended highlights and goals galore. Reds fans missing their football fix have been thrown a sporting lifeline. Virgin Media Sport are to air Liverpool Weekend over three days. This weekend [if you remember what they are anymore!], Virgin Media Sport will broadcast more than 12 hours of classic Liverpool […]

6 years ago

“Golaço!!” What we wouldn’t give for a bit of Football Italia right now. Even a dour 0-0 draw between Reggiana and Foggia. Back in 1992, inspired by the success of Italia 90 and Paul Gascoigne’s big-money move from Tottenham to Lazio, Channel 4 launched Football Italia onto the TV screens and straight to our hearts. […]

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“I’m getting to the realisation that I may have to hit the road soon.” Mark O’Keeffe was supposed to be flying into Dublin from New York, via Paris, to surprise his mum during a week off from his season over at Rugby United in America’s Major League Rugby. That was the original plan. As it […]

6 years ago

“It’s not quite alien overlords, as we’ve talked about before but we’re certainly in very different circumstances right now.” Week two of remote recording for Baz & Andrew’s House of Rugby and it was a pleasure to welcome Jerry Flannery back to the fold. The former Munster and Ireland star was reunited, over Skype, with Barry Murphy […]

6 years ago

The show must go on, insists Dana White, but it may be without its’ main attraction. UFC 249 is in troubled waters and looks to be on the brink again. Despite the fact that most major sporting leagues, championships and events have been put on hold, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and government restrictions put […]

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Happy Mondays. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back in your life and back with another 20 questions to test your wits and keep your brain ticking over. If you’ve missed any of last week’s instalments, don’t worry. You can hop on the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Saturday and Sunday editions, because let’s be honest, what else are you […]

6 years ago

13 players who have graced the Premier League. Some have gained legendary status in the league, some are making their mark and others are only embarking on their journey, but can you guess them all? Such was the positive response to our first blurred footballers quiz that we’ve endeavoured to bring you Part 2. Anything […]

6 years ago

“We’ll beat it ourselves.” Just over a fortnight ago, Dylan Fawsitt developed a really high fever and was in bad shape. The Covid-19 pandemic had been in the United States for just over five weeks, at that stage, but only 1,630 cases of the disease had been confirmed. Testing for the virus was in short […]

6 years ago

“The way the season ended so abruptly, in some ways it almost feels like this must be what retirement is like. “You’re used to seeing lads on a day-to-day basis,” says Jack Carty, “and suddenly it’s just finishes.” Many rugby players today have struck the right balance so the game is not the be-all and […]

6 years ago

We go again. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back in your life and back with another 20 questions. Some simple, some tough, but all crafted with love (with a dash of mischief!) If you’ve missed any of this week’s instalments, don’t worry. You can hop on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday’s editions, because let’s be honest, what else […]

6 years ago

A test of GAA, rugby, soccer with some rowing, NFL and Olympics thrown in for good measure. It’s time for the SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz. Best of luck.

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Already missing the craic with the Connacht boys. Jack Carty has not been out of the cosy Connacht circle for too long and he’s already missing it a sight. Like the rest of the island, the Connacht outhalf is settling in for the next stretch of weeks in the confines of his home. Luckily for […]

6 years ago

“Everybody’s going to come back stacked. Everybody’s going to be in their house just lifting weights flat-out.” With the rugby (and just about every other sporting) season on hold due to the Coronavirus, many of Ireland’s top rugby stars are now gearing up for a number of weeks in the confines of their own homes. […]

6 years ago

“I’ve had a great run. If the coronavirus is what’s going to get me, bring it! I’m ready.” Dana White must not have read up on any materials about ‘Flattening the Curve’. Tuesday, March 24 saw the Tokyo Olympics postponed until the summer of 2021 and, in Ireland, horse racing join the lengthy list of […]

6 years ago

“We would have been a bit in our own worlds if we thought nothing would happen to us.” With the 2019/20 rugby season delayed indefinitely – as the world gets to grips with the Covid-19 pandemic – the IRFU and Rugby Players Ireland were quick off the mark with a pay deferral deal for the […]

6 years ago

Maybe this is exactly what many Irish people need – a rallying cry that applies to our fighting spirit. On Tuesday afternoon, just over an hour before An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar addressed the Irish nation to announce new measures to help tackle the Coronavirus spread, Conor McGregor delivered an address of his own. Clearly razzed […]

6 years ago

When you are war-gaming and coming up with best- and worst-case scenarios, even the most over-stimulated of us would not reckon on a global pandemic. John Cooney was all set to get the Ireland No.9 jersey that so many had been calling before, but fate had different plans. Cooney is a man for goal-setting. For […]

6 years ago

“Well, Trimby, this is weird.” “Yeah. About as weird as the rest of the world.” And so began a whole new, and we hope temporary, era for Baz & Andrew’s House of Rugby. Dialling in from their respective homes in Limerick and Belfast, Barry Murphy and Andrew Trimble got together (but stayed apart) in their […]

6 years ago

“I have been struggling.” We have already seeing the Coronavirus pandemic have far-reaching and disastrous effects, over the past few weeks and months, and many of the world’s top sports stars are not immune. Cameron van der Burgh is the latest sports personality – following the likes of Paulo Dybala, Rory Lawson, Mike Arteta and […]

6 years ago