Sporting Trivia Challenge Trophy

[matthew123]

Which famous Welsh sportsman was known as King John?

[Narnia]

Barry John, rugby player

[matthew123]

yup

[Narnia]

I could have become a professional soccer player, but chose rugby instead. After winning 58 caps for my country, I retired and became a politician. Who am I?

[????]

Devon Loch was right...rowned by the QM ridden by Dick Francis and jumped a non-existant fence when approaching to GN finishing line when winning by a long way...came 2nd

[Narnia]

???? Wrote:

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> Devon Loch was right...rowned by the QM ridden by

> Dick Francis and jumped a non-existant fence when

> approaching to GN finishing line when winning by a

> long way...came 2nd

So Devon Loch was a horse?

[matthew123]

The Frenchman Pascal? (think I heard it just now on ESPN Classics)

[Narnia]

Fraid not!

[????]

I think he's irish but I can't remember his name and refuse to Google it (against the spirit etc)

[Narnia]

He's not Irish

[Narnia]

A clue........his first name is the same as that of an Irish full back in the 80's. A somewhat unusual name.

[Mick Mac]

The only Iriash full back I remember was Jim Staples - but don't feel that gets me any closer to the answer Declan. Any more clues?

[jaybee82]

Is he Argentinian?

I reckon its either Pichot or Porta...

[Narnia]

He is one of the two!

[jaybee82]

Hugo Porta?

[Narnia]

That's correct. The Irish full back I mentioned was Hugo MacNeill.

[jaybee82]

OK, my go then...

Two past/present sports personalities exist in the world with tattoos of Che Guevara. Name them...

[Mick Mac]

Maradona?

[red devil]

Tyson and Maradona?

[matthew123]

Neil Ruddock and Julian Dicks

[Mick Mac]

Red Devil - I'm pretty sure we have that right between us - how about a question each? Here's mine:

During the 1991 rugby world cup a nasty scotsman knocked Jim Staples out with a forearm smash in the match between Ireland and Scotland, who was the nasty scotsman? (Staples later continued and the scots pelted him with high ball after high ball before emerging unsportsmanlike winners...tut tut)

[red devil]

Ok Mick Mac, here's mine following the 'ungentlemanly' theme...

What underhand tactic did Australia employ in their victory over New Zealand in the third match of the best of five 1981 World Series Final?

[Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy]

a) Finlay Calder

b) To prevent any chance of the 6 they needed for victory, the Aussies bowled the last ball underarm, along the floor.

[red devil]

Part b) correct!..

[Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy]

The other ones definitely right.

Which Italian football club is the only one still has its original name of Cricket and Football Club?