“I would say that I’m a bit of a rugby nerd, in fairness.” Craig Casey has been using his time at home – with his mum, dad and sister – over these past few months to put together some playlists. For a guy who started playing rugby with Shannon at the age of four, it […]

6 years ago

Set-piece maestros, loan stars, familiar faces and Champions League finals. It’s all there for you in Round 7 of our SportsJOE 2000s Football Quiz. You will be tested, but we have faith in you. Good luck, let us know how you fare, and try out our other great quizzes here.

6 years ago

“It was a real nice touch.” With the rugby season in Ireland, and in the Guinness PRO14, due to return on the August 22-23 weekend, Barry Murphy and Andrew Trimble will be taking a break between seasons of House of Rugby. Taking the show into that July break, the former Ireland internationals are taking turns […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker It’s the hump of the week and The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is here to help you get over it. The very best of luck today, as you may need it… Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker’s new Momenti Pizza is a small, great-tasting frozen pizza. […]

6 years ago

“It’s going to be a tough one.” The Munster and Leinster squads were back at it for their first proper days of training in over 100 days, today. Following the good news, on Sunday, that none of the 140 players and staff tested for the Coronavirus were positive, the squads assembled in pods today for […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is going easy on you today as it’s Monday! Good luck, and remember to check out our other quizzes here. Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker’s new Momenti Pizza is a small, great-tasting frozen pizza. The two flavours – Tomato, Mozzarella […]

6 years ago

Back for another bite of the international cherry. Another Premier League quiz to test your wits. We give you the names of 22 players who were in a Premier League squad for the 2019/20 season and you have to name the international team they have represented at senior level. Not the country where they were born, not the team they played for […]

6 years ago

“We had Stefan Campbell, the captain of Armagh dropping off boxes for us in the local housing estate, which… it wouldn’t be his demographic.” Following months of stay-at-home advice and restrictions on movement – some enforceable by law, others strong advised – life in Ireland is picking up pace. In Armagh, like counties all over […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker If you can crack the The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz today – and get close to 20/20 – you have our utmost respect. Good luck, and try out our other quizzes here. Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker’s new Momenti Pizza is a small, great-tasting frozen […]

6 years ago

Derby matches, Ireland vs. England, players turned managers and ‘Who Scored More?’ Your chances of getting 16/16 in round six of the SportsJOE 2000s Football Quiz are high… if you know your stuff! Good luck, and don’t forget to try out our other quizzes here.

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“That was the changing of the guard, I think.” Looking back on it now, Dave Kilcoyne smiles broadly as he recalls the chaos that unfolded in the back of the Munster team bus, nine years ago. It was the moment when several of his current teammates earned their stripes, even if they took a few […]

6 years ago

“It’s a shame, but the show goes on.” Webb Simpson leads Bryson DeChambeau and Corey Conners by one shot going into round three of the RBC Heritage but the main story from South Carolina is Nick Watney’s positive test for Covid-19. The American golfer arrived for his second round at Hilton Head Island but was […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz fancies your chances today if you can get off to a steady start. Good luck, and let us know how you get on. Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker’s new Momenti Pizza is a small, great-tasting frozen pizza. The two flavours […]

6 years ago

“I would be swinging punches at that guy.” We thought the Premier League was officially back when David Luiz wrapped up two Manchester City goals in a bow, on Wednesday evening, but the rubber stamp was cast by Roy Keane some 48 hours later. Showing signs that he may have foregone a D.I.Y haircut during […]

6 years ago

“My career has never been straightforward.” James Hook was one of the most talented players of his generation. Anyone that ever played with or against him holds Hook in high regard and will marvel about his jaw-dropping talents. During his appearance on Baz & Andrew’s House of Rugby, Barry Murphy and Andrew Trimble, who played with […]

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“I think I was shouting at them, ‘Don’t get that dirty. Don’t ruin my day!’” Barry Murphy and Dave Kilcoyne go way back. Near the tail-end of his playing career, Murphy did some coaching with U.L Bohemians and encountered an eager loose-head that loved not more than carrying ball. The pair bonded at some post-game […]

6 years ago

“Don’t worry, I’ll find you!” Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher’s back-and-forth exchanges, since they both came to Sky Sports, have often been more entertaining than the games on show. Whenever he is not on duty, too, you can bet Roy Keane will be watching closely. Last season, as the Premier League resumed after a pandemic-related […]

6 years ago

One of the most captivating football tournaments in recent years. Our Euro 2016 quiz will bring you right back to a tournament where every side that reached the knock-out stages heard destiny calling. Ireland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England qualified and the tournament delivered folklore status for several of their best performers. Give the quiz […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Get off to a fast start here and the SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is yours for the taking! Good luck today and, remember, you can try out our other quizzes here. Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker’s new Momenti Pizza is a small, great-tasting frozen pizza. […]

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“I definitely didn’t think that, in a couple of years’ time, I’d be wearing that jersey or playing alongside some of those players.” In August 2017, Beibhinn Parsons was finding her way back into rugby and getting up to speed by watching Ireland host the Women’s World Cup. At 15, she was taking notice of […]

6 years ago

“It’s a different part of the country down there, like!” Fineen Wycherley has been keeping it Cork for the past three months and has settled back into the relaxed way of things in the West of the West. Fineen and Josh, his younger brother, packed up their Munster gear, back in March, and headed home […]

6 years ago

“He was different gravy.” Stewart Moore has been working for what’s to come since he was four years old. The town of Ballymoney, like so many other towns across this island, fell silent for much of March, April and May. John Waide, like so many of us, restricted his trips out of the house for […]

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Ciao! This Italia 90 quiz will bring you right back. It is 30 years since the World Cup came to Italy and embedded itself into footballing history as an enthralling tournament of high tension and drama. Ireland, Scotland and England all qualified so there was lots of interest in this neck of the woods. There […]

6 years ago

Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back for another day and glad to be in your company. We’re expecting big things from you today. Good luck, and remember you can try out our quizzes here. Brought to you by Momenti Pizza from Dr. Oetker Dr. Oetker’s new Momenti Pizza is a small, great-tasting […]

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“You were a gangly, skinny, Ghostbusters-wearing, asthmatic. How did you go from that to kicking into being a professional rugby player at 18?” “Oh I don’t know,” James Hook replies. “I started doing a bit of chest and arms (weights) and I wore contact lenses. Sorted that out a little bit, you know!” Week 12 […]

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Ready, set…. GO! Another set of 20 great, yet challenging(!), questions in The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz. Take it nice and handy and we reckon you’ll score well. As always, good luck and don’t forget to check out our other quizzes here.

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“It was pretty intense.” For Scott Penny there was a brief moment, just after he was smashed out the ruck, of awe before he shook that clear and regained his feet. Back at it again. It was late October, 2018, and Leinster were preparing for a Guinness PRO14 away game with Treviso. Fresh from Champions […]

6 years ago

Several rugby squads will look a sight different when the game returns. Many playing contracts are set to expire on June 30, with a host of fresh ones commencing from July 1. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and three-month hold up to the 2019/20 season many rugby transfers have been taking place. June 13 sees professional […]

6 years ago

Shot-stoppers, club legends, blurred faces and stars of the women’s game. SportsJOE 2000s Football Quiz is back to give your footballing wits a stern, but fair, test. A couple of gems in here, and a few tricky ones. Give it a whirl, and try out some of our other quizzes here.

6 years ago

“The story is deeper than what meets the eye.” As half-time interviews go, Sam Burgess’ 2014 debrief during the 2014 NRL Grand Final deserves a pantheon of its’ own. Leading 6-0 at the break, the South Sydney Rabbitohs had asserted their dominance over the Canterbury Bulldogs but went towards the sheds knowing they should have […]

6 years ago

“Oh my goodness, oh my goodness… oh my goodness!” Joe Rogan’s reaction to Cody Garbrandt and his stunning KO victory should have been the main talking point from UFC 250. Instead, one tweet from Conor McGregor had UFC president Dana White in fiery form. Asked about fighters demanding more money for potential bouts – including […]

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“Come on, fatty. Tunnel!” Neil Ruddock was having a good day of it, but Manchester United were always a tough team to put away, especially with Eric Cantona back in town. In October 1995, Cantona was returning from an eight-month ban and, as luck [and convenient TV schedules] would have it, he would make his […]

6 years ago

The rivalry runs deep. By the end of June, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson should be raising the Premier League trophy aloft for the first time. Liverpool have 18 First Division titles to their names but have yet to top the league – by the end of the season – since 1990. The last time they […]

6 years ago

“That can be done in a matter of eight months, so that’s the plan anyway.” Jacob Stockdale has been keeping busy during the stay-at-home period of the Covid-19 pandemic. He knows what he wants, when rugby resumes, and how to get it. In between raising funs for the community in Lurgan and raising awareness of […]

6 years ago

Some throw-backs and some modern greats, all mixed into one quiz. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz will push you hard today, but we know you have a good score in you. Good luck, and remember that you can take all our other quizzes here.

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It all got a bit much and, for some, went grotesquely too far. Jacob Stockdale recalls a moment in 2018, some time between Ireland’s Grand Slam and defeating the All Blacks on home soil for the first time, when Rory Best offered him some prescient words. Best, his captain at Ulster and Ireland, had followed […]

6 years ago

Match-winning debuts, before they were famous and a World Cup rewind. We are back for Round 4 of our SportsJOE 2000s Football Quiz and we’re guaranteeing you a good one today. Check out the rest of the 2000s quizzes right here.

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“Every single exercise, you have to concentrate because there’s no getting it wrong.” As far back as 2012, Tadhg Beirne was earmarked as a long-term solution for the Leinster second row. The Kildare native made nine Ireland U20 appearances, that year, and was part of a talented bunch that included Jack Conan, Josh van der […]

6 years ago

We enjoyed putting this one together today. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is here to take you on a magical ride through decades of sporting moments, heroes and TV classics. Good luck and, remember, you can find all our other quizzes here.

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“Was the other guy – the hero – not available?“ Stuart Lancaster once got his England team revved up for a St Patrick’s Day meeting with Ireland by inviting in army veterans that had gone through the wringer during campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lancaster was well aware of how the day itself, and the […]

6 years ago

Let’s do this. For all those that loved Part 1 of our ‘Name the Football Italia cult heroes’ quiz, we’re back for more. 16 cult heroes for you to get, with a few tricky ones along the way. This quiz is for anyone that loved tuning into Football Italia during its initial run of 1992 […]

6 years ago

“We nicknamed him The Corpse for the rest of the day!” In 2011, Sean O’Brien and his Ireland teammates headed to New Zealand quietly confident that they could reach the final. It had been two and half years since the Six Nations Grand Slam triumph in Cardiff but Declan Kidney had a number of new […]

6 years ago

We fancy your chances today. The SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is daring you to give it your best shot today. The odds are in your favour of getting 20/20, or pretty close. The very best of luck, and you can find our other quizzes here.

6 years ago

“That’s what I’m here for.” The possibility of a Gaethje McGregor fight has taken another step closer after the UFC interim lightweight champion spoke about his options with Joe Rogan. On Saturday night at the UFC’s Apex venue, the promotion’s welterweight division saw some significant upheaval. No.6 ranked Gilbert Burns pieced former champion, and No.1 […]

6 years ago

Only three men have had the honour. Our football quiz today wants you to name the three Irish footballers that have played in Italy’s Serie A. Ryan Nolan was looking like he would become the fourth but Internazionale (Inter Milan) let him go to Serie C side Arezzo in 2018. He could yet climb the […]

6 years ago

Business up front. Party at the back. Between Paul O’Connell and Brian O’Driscoll, the two legends of Irish rugby captained their country 111 times. From 2002 to 2015, apart from the odd Test match, O’Connell (28 times) or O’Driscoll (83) had the honour of captaining their country. While the trend in world rugby is for […]

6 years ago

Welcome back! We launched our SportsJOE 2000s Football Quiz with a feisty Round 1, midweek, and now we are back for more. Give it your best shot, and let us know how you get on.

6 years ago

“Like, Llanelli, I didn’t even know how to pronounce it. I got picked up by one of them and I asked them long it was to Lan-elly!” Tadhg Beirne rolled the dice, back in 2016, and took the road far less travelled. It was a risk, but one that paid off with massive dividends. In […]

6 years ago

We’re not promising 20/20s today, but a few of you will get close. Almost as reliable as a stretch of sunny weather in Ireland (!), the SportsJOE 12 o’clock quiz is back to put 20 more sporting questions your way. Good luck, and let us know how you get on.

6 years ago

Looking at the current AC Milan squad, the Irish midfielder would back himself to be a regular starter. After Euro 2016, in which he was one of Ireland’s to players, Jeff Hendrick found himself linked with a move to Galatasary. The Turkish side had been impressed by Hendrick’s performances against the likes of Sweden, Italy […]

6 years ago