20 years of football and some beautiful, beautiful memories along the way. Our 2000s football quiz will test your wits and bring back some familiar faces, and games, along the way. After the success of our 2000s footballers and 2010s footballers, we’re bringing you a quiz that gorgeously combines both. The best of luck, and […]

6 years ago

“In your autobiography, for that period with Scarlets, there’s going to be a chapter on teammates’ wives getting pregnant!” For the ever-modest Tadhg Beirne, luck played a big part in him reviving his rugby career in Wales, and on more than one occasion. Surplus to requirements at Leinster, the Kildare native was forced to look […]

6 years ago

Never has a Champions League final comeback been so captivating. Steven Gerrard’s two goals against Austrian minnows at Anfield got Liverpool a ticket to the big dance. It also sparked a remarkable journey as one of Europe’s top dogs showed they had some bite left in them. What began with a less than convincing two-legged […]

6 years ago

“Not on my watch”, was a phrase we had as players. Ian Jones had the pleasure of playing Ireland four times in his 79-Test All Blacks career. New Zealand were pushed close in Dunedin, in 1992, but responded by trouncing Ireland 59-6 the weekend after. The other two victories were also blow-outs. An amateur when […]

6 years ago

“I said, ‘Nothing stupid early on, lads’… and then, 90 seconds later, I’d a fella punched in the stomach, myself!” Although it came at a price, Sean O’Brien was fortunate that this was missed by the match officials at the time. Ireland’s 2015 World Cup campaign ranks up there with 2011 as the most frustrating […]

6 years ago

“Yeah, well, I don’t know if I’m a nice guy.” Going through the image galleries of Mike Brown on Getty and Sportsfile, there is a common thread – relaxed training photos, Brown running in a try or Brown with a snap or a snarl as he gets under the skins of an opponent (or an […]

6 years ago

Missing the fans. Missing their money. Missing the point. On Friday, I learned that House of Rugby’s two shows, in Ireland and the UK, had surpassed 1.8m views and listens since the lockdown measures recommended by our respective governments. The feedback we have received – after putting out shows featuring the likes of Simon Zebo, […]

6 years ago

Sure, scoring for four or five teams is good but how about six? This Premier League goalscorers quiz is a long cry from our one-club legends tester. Finding a proven goalscorer that can find the net in the rarefied Premier League air is no mean feat. Teams will drop millions upon millions on drafting in […]

6 years ago

Let’s get it started… The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back for Day 64 and feeling fresh as the winds that have braced us all for the last few days. Good luck today and, as always, let us know how you get on.

6 years ago

“I like your stance. It looks like you’re trying to chat me up!” John Cooney misses nothing. He can spot from a country mile off that I don’t usually conduct interviews standing up and leaning against a door-frame. Locked in the front room of a house with three young children prowling the corridors with mischievousness […]

6 years ago

“How did a man from Sligo end up playing Super Rugby in New Zealand?” Conán O’Donnell never pictured himself lining out alongside All Blacks stars in Super Rugby games but he has boots and he loves to travel. The 24-year-old could become the second most discussed Sligo topic (after Normal People) if he gets the […]

6 years ago

“Yeah, I obviously took a lot of heat and stick from your fellow countrymen for that.” Mike Brown is the type of guy who you would love to have on your team, and root against when he is lining up on the opposite side of the field. Away from the pitch, Brown has been described […]

6 years ago

Many have come close, but this quartet are the top dogs. You will either ace this football quiz or be left scratching your head. They may not necessarily be the top international goalscorers of all time but they have all scored hatfuls of goals over a long stretch of time. Our quiz is looking for […]

6 years ago

This is how we do it… The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is here to keep you company and guide you through 20 testing, but ultimately rewarding, questions. Good luck, let us know how you get on and (when you’ve aced this one) try our other quizzes here.

6 years ago

We have not come close to finishing the 2019/20 season and teams are already taking shape for 2020/21. There are some serious changes afoot down in Limerick. Munster Rugby have confirmed the departure of two more members of their senior squad and the capture of promising Leinster tighthead Roman Salanoa. Centre Sammy Arnold and flanker […]

6 years ago

A rare club, this. We’ve got a World Cup quiz that may catch you out. In the history of the World Cup, dating back to the first tournament in 1930 to the most recent edition in Russia, only three men have won as player and coach. We want you to name all three and have […]

6 years ago

“That was the first time I had to do anything like that… it made me grow as a player.” When Dan Carter informed Racing 92 that he would be finishing up at the end of the 2017/18 season, the French side were already well into their scouting drive to find their new No.10. Such is […]

6 years ago

We have dipped back into the 1990s and 2000s for some of today’s questions. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back for Day 56, which means we’ve all been on this quiz rollercoaster for eight weeks now. As always, if you are enjoying our quizzes, we have quick the back catalogue here. Good luck today […]

6 years ago

“We hadn’t a clue… It’s just that we didn’t understand the rule.” Ruan Pienaar still went out and performed well, but he needed some picking up after a visit to the dressing room by the match-day referee. Following on from the disappointment of their 2012 European Cup final loss to Leinster, Mark Anscombe led Ulster […]

6 years ago

Have boots, will travel. 20 names to get and each of them an Ireland international. This Wikipedia footballer quiz will get your brain whirring again. After the success of our previous Wikipedia footballer quizzes, we are bringing you an Irish edition and one with quite a few tricky questions. Good luck and don’t forget to […]

6 years ago

Welcome to the (quiz) jungle. We’ve got fun and games as we roll out another day of the much-loved SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz. If you want to tackle our previous daily quizzes, check them out here. Good luck today and let us know how you get on.

6 years ago

“We clicked straight away. I think he’s enjoyed it because I’ve given him I don’t know how many walk-in tries!” If there is one thing Finn Russell is regretting during this stay-at-home period of the halted rugby season it is not seeing more of Paris when he had a chance. The Scottish international joined House […]

6 years ago

“He’s taller if he lays on his side. He’s the biggest bloke I’ve ever seen.” As England teammates, and as experienced Premiership players, Ben Young and James Haskell have come up against their fair share of bruisers and hitmen on rugby fields across the globe. Both are in full agreement on the toughest tackler in […]

6 years ago

Good, reasoned comments from the former Ireland boss. Mick McCarthy never had the opportunity to coach Declan Rice but a good chunk of his second stint as Ireland manager revolved around whether the West Ham midfielder would re-commit to a country he already had three senior caps for. Rice played underage football with Ireland and […]

6 years ago

‘If you make a break, I’ll be on your inside.’ Back in March 2018, and an absolute freezing Twickenham, Ireland all but clinched their third ever Grand Slam by steaming 14-0 up on England in their final game of the championship. Ireland were already leading through a converted Garry Ringrose try when an intricate backline […]

6 years ago

Covid-19 and the tale of two UFC legends fighting the good fight while trying to fight against themselves. Conor McGregor and Stipe Miocic are doing their part, and more, during the Covid-19 pandemic. McGregor [aside from his own brand of public service addresses] has made a number of generous donations to frontline workers and both […]

6 years ago

We could get that long-awaited Croke Park fight after all… The prospect of a Gaethje McGregor rumble later in 2020 is enough to get most fight fans salivating. But first, a date with ‘The Eagle’. Justin Gaethje has his eyes on the main prize in the UFC’s lightweight division and Conor McGregor – for so […]

6 years ago

Some real quality in here and some faces we had almost clean forgotten about. We are transporting you back to a golden decade for us [well, the first half of it] with this 1990s Irish football quiz. There are 20 names to get and a few may catch you out. Good luck, and let us […]

6 years ago

We’re expecting big things outta you today… ! The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is a little groggy after getting up at 3am to watch UFC 249, but determined to finish the championship rounds strong. We fancy your chances of getting at least 15 or 16 today. Getting 20, though? We’d like to see you try! […]

6 years ago

“I knew I was a killer stepping in here.” Justin Gaethje is the UFC interim champion but his new belt lasted all of five seconds around his waist. The UFC 249 main event did not disappoint as Gaethje threw several kitchen sinks and a few bath-tubs at Tony Ferguson. ‘El Cucuy’ had one bright moment […]

6 years ago

Where to next for Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone? Anthony Pettis scored his 10th UFC victory (the 23rd of his career) and snapped a two-fight losing streak at UFC 249 in Jacksonville, Florida. In doing so, ‘Showtime’ handed Donald Cerrone his fourth successive defeat and his first since being dismantled by Conor McGregor back in January. Pettis […]

6 years ago

“They’ve definitely been a stepping stone for me so far.” Ryan Baird is seeing the hold up in the rugby season as an opportunity to build on his hugely positive start to professional rugby. Having impressed for Leinster and Ireland’s underage teams, the versatile forward had come to the attention of every rugby fan in […]

6 years ago

Some class acts on this list. This Irish rugby quiz includes some of the best of the best to have ever pulled on the green jersey. In March 1995, a new record was set for Ireland’s top try-scorer. The new benchmark was 17 and, given how dire Ireland were in the 1990s, it looked as […]

6 years ago

Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza and two of his cornermen have tested positive for Covid-19. In years to come, there will be an amazing documentary made about the cluster-bomb that is UFC 249. The story of Jacare Souza may only get two or three minutes. That is how crazy this whole situation is. The ever-changing UFC 249 […]

6 years ago

“I don’t know what shape they’ll be in when they get to Munster!” This summer was supposed to see Damian De Allende and RG Snyman put up their feet and take a well-earned break after a Top League campaign that came hot on the heels of South Africa’s World Cup triumph in Japan. The Springbok […]

6 years ago

Time to shine. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back to take you on a merry sporting journey that will leave you stronger and wiser. Good luck today and, remember, we have plenty of other quizzes for you here once you ace this one.

6 years ago

“It has something that has changed the way we live.” For Jean De Villiers, being part of a South Africa side to defeat the British & Irish Lions in the 2009 Test Series ranks right up there in his top three. For a man capped 109 times for the Springboks (54 as captain), who has […]

6 years ago

“But, again, John Hayes with hair. I’ve never seen that before. Totally threw me off!” There has been some justifiable concern about when rugby can resume training and competitive action but, for a couple of hours at least, House of Rugby took our minds off that and provided some great laughs along the way. Jean […]

6 years ago

Rugby, but not as we know it. Over the weekend, Leinster and Ireland star announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2019/20 season. Whenever that end is, exactly, is still up in the air and it won’t be touching down for a while yet. “They say the best time to leave […]

6 years ago

Now we’re cooking. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back for another tilt and there are some tough ones in there that may throw you off today. Stay focused, though, you got this. If you enjoy this quiz, there are plenty more here for you to enjoy.

6 years ago

Ireland never knew what hit them. A move to France in 2019 all but ended the Test career of ‘The Punisher’ but the writing was already on the wall at that stage. In June 2016, Ireland were reduced to 14 men against South Africa at Newlands Stadium and still managed to record their first ever […]

6 years ago

Gone in 40 seconds. Donald Cerrone told the world he was going to throw the kitchen sink, and anything else he could get his hands on, when he faced Conor McGregor at UFC 246. Although it seems like a life-time ago, McGregor and Cerrone faced off at UFC 246 just over three months ago, in […]

6 years ago

“When Pat got here, it was when everything kicked off. It was pretty incredible what he got done in those few years.” Ultan Dillane was handed his Connacht senior debut by Pat Lam in December 2014. It was the second season of Lam’s tenure with the western province and he ensured they qualified for the […]

6 years ago

“I’m calling spoof to so many 5ks out there!” On Saturday, May 9, we have the return of some sporting action, and it is all for a good cause. The Big Rugby Run will reignite some old rivalries and will give many of us a good excuse to get out and stretch our legs. With […]

6 years ago

“It’s different from a rugby environment, definitely. It’s one of my first proper jobs in a while.” The second half of 2019 was tough going for Leah Lyons but things were looking up in 2020. The Ireland international had overcome shoulder and hamstring injuries and was back with Harlequins Women in London for her second […]

6 years ago

“It’s because you’ve got f***ing long sleeves on, mate.” Earlier this year, Andrew Trimble was looking back on his Ireland debut against Australia, in November 2005, when he stepped into the No.13 jersey vacated by the injured Brian O’Driscoll. Going well for an Ulster side that would go on to win the Celtic League title […]

6 years ago

This is the one. We have a great edition of The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz for you today. We’re not expecting 20/20 miracles from you all, but 15 should be good going. If you enjoyed today’s SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz, take some of our older ones here.

6 years ago

“I want to put the following on the record… “ O’Hanrahan’s GAA Club and Carlow inter-county footballer Ray Walker has made public that he has been banned for four years after an anti-doping punishment. Walker, through the Gaelic Players Association, has released a statement with what he says is his side of the story. The statement, […]

6 years ago

“That was from a South African, talking about us doing that to the Springboks. I was like, ‘He is MASSIVELY up for this game!’” Four years ago, heading into this summer, Joe Schmidt took an injury-hit Ireland squad to South Africa and created history. Playing with 14 men for most of a game in Cape […]

6 years ago

“I swear, we are going to f*** them boys up!” Re-living two massive games from 2016 and catching up on the fall-outs in Rugby Australia on the latest House of Rugby show. By the time he turned 23, Ultan Dillane was a Guinness PRO12 winner with Connacht, had six Test caps for Ireland and had […]

6 years ago