PowerPin Rugby #8 answers
Sunday, 18 October 2026
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Where did South Africa open the 1995 World Cup by beating reigning champions Australia?
Answer: Newlands, Cape Town
South Africa won 27–18. Nelson Mandela visited the team before kick-off.
Where did England scrape past Samoa 18–17 at the 2023 World Cup?
Answer: Lille (Stade Pierre-Mauroy)
Danny Care scored a late try. The stadium has a retractable roof.
Which Scottish Borders town invented rugby sevens in 1883?
Answer: Melrose (The Greenyards)
A local butcher, Ned Haig, came up with the short game to raise money for the club. The Melrose Sevens still runs every April.
Italy prop Martín Castrogiovanni was born in which Argentine city?
Answer: Paraná, Argentina
Like many Italy players of his era, he qualified through Italian family roots.
Where did the Bulls win the 2010 Super 14 final, because their own ground was being used for the football World Cup?
Answer: Orlando Stadium, Soweto
Bulls fans travelled into Soweto in huge numbers. The Bulls beat the Stormers.