The Echo sports quiz: How well do you know these memorable victories in football, rugby, soccer and hurling?
1. How many All-Star awards did Cork win?
2. Who did Cork defeat in a qualifier clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh?
3. Who won man of the match in the All-Ireland final win over Down?
4. Cork beat Mayo to win the league final – when did the county win a league a league and championship double prior to 2010?
5. Who scored a crucial penalty in the All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin?
6. Cork wore white jerseys in the All-Ireland final — when had the county previously won a football All-Ireland wearing white?
7. Name any of the three teams to have had more than player in the Cork starting 15 for the All-Ireland final
8. Cork captain Graham Canty was unable to start the All-Ireland final, meaning who skippered the side in his absence?
9. Which Cork player won the Young Footballer of The Year Award in 2010?
10. How many Cork championship games went to extra time in this campaign?
11. The Heineken Cup final win over Toulouse took place at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the third of Munster’s four finals to do so — at which other venue have they played a final?
12. Paul O’Connell captained Munster to glory – who had been captain for the 2006 win?
13. How many foreign players were in the starting 15 for the final?
14. Who did Munster beat in the quarter-finals?
15. Who scored Munster’s only try in the final?
16. Declan Kidney, in his final game before taking the Ireland head coach role, had returned to Munster after three years away in 2005 — who had the role between his two stints?
17. What colour shirts did Munster wear in the final?
18. How many of their six group games did Munster win?
19. Munster’s semi-final win over Saracens was at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry — who had beaten Munster there in the group stage?
20. How many previous finals had Toulouse won?
21. How many consecutive league games did City win at the beginning of the season?
22. Who inflicted their first league defeat?
23. Along with Seán Maguire, which City player joined Preston North End in the summer of 2017?
24. Which player, signed from Sligo Rovers during this campaign, scored the winning penalty in the FAI Cup final against Dundalk?
25. Which Cypriot side eliminated City from the Europa League?
26. Which Wexford native was on loan to City from Burton Albion during this season?
27. Which club legend was Cork City’s goalkeeping coach in this campaign?
28. What number did club captain John Dunleavy wear in this campaign?
29. How many points ahead of Dundalk did City finish?
30. City’s league win made it how many consecutive top-two finishes under John Caulfield?
31. Cork played four championship games to win the All-Ireland — how many goals did they concede?
32. Who captained Cork to glory?
33. Cork received 15 All-Star nominations — which two players were nominated despite not starting any championship games
34. When was the last time before 1999 that Cork and Kilkenny had met in an All-Ireland final?
35. Cork only scored one goal, in the Munster final win over Clare – who scored it?
36. Who won the Hurler of The Year Award?
37. Who played at centre-forward for Cork in all four championship games?
38. The final was the first not to have had a goal — which is the only other final not to have had one?
39. Which member of the Cork team played in the All-Ireland football loss to Meath a fortnight later?
40. Cork’s win ended a nine-year wait for an All-Ireland — the longest drought since when?
CORK FOOTBALL:
MUNSTER:
15. Denis Leamy
CORK CITY:
32. Mark Landers
36. Brian Corcoran
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