Here are the answers to our quiz – please let us know how you got on.
Answers in bold.
Here a five taglines. Which nations use them?
1. Strength in bloom – Wales
2. Get into rugby – USA
3. All in for Gold – Australia
4. Rugby for all – Japan
5. We’re doing it for the girls – England
6. Which nation has been training at Loughbrough? – USA
7. Which nation has been training at Tignes? – France
8. Which team received a $1.5m grant from its national sports commission? – Fiji
9. Which team launched a $1m funding campaign? – Canada
10. How many women have already appeared at five RWCs – 1, 3, or 5? Five: Anna Richards (NZ), Fiao’o Fa’amausili (NZ), Donna Kennedy (Scotland), Gillian Florence (Canada) and Patti Jervey (USA). Emily Scarratt (England) waits for the great honour.
11. How many different venues are being used? – Eight
12. Of them, how many are used primarily as football grounds? – Three: Brighton, Bristol and Sunderland. (the key word is ‘primarily’; many grounds are multi-purpose)
13. Which head coach has already announced a decision to retire at the end of the tournament? – Bryan Easson (Scotland)
14. Which two nations compete in the last match of the pool-stages? – France and South Africa
15. One nation has four players whose surnames form two pairs that differ in only one letter? (eg Clark/Clarke) – All French! – Kelly ARBEY/ Clara ARBEZ; Alex CHAMBON/Lea CHAMPON. Rather neat.
16. Which is the first match to involve two 6 Nations sides? – Scotland v Wales (23 August)
Nicknames
17. Who are the Yaras? – Brazil
18. Who are Manusina? – Samoa
19. Who are the Sakura? – Japan
20. Which two nations share the same nicknames, but in their respective languages? – France (Les Bleues) and Italy (Le Azzurre)
