Can you guess these famous Irish faces’ connection to rugby?

Question

Actress, writer and comedian Sharon Horgan...

Answer 1

Is the sister of former Ireland star Shane Horgan

Answer 2

Wrote a sitcom about an Irish rugby fan living in London

Answer 3

Once worked as Leinster's media officer

Answer 4

Won Player of the Year at Sacred Heart convent school

Answer 5

Scored the winning try against England at Twickenham in 1964

Answer 6

Is a former IRFU president

Answer 7

Is a season ticket holder at Kingspan Stadium

Answer 8

Wrote 'Ireland's Call'

Answer 9

Played for Munster schools but saw his rugby career cut short by tuberculosis

Answer 10

Introduced Daniel Radcliffe to rugby on the set of Harry Potter

Answer 11

Successfully kicked a penalty during half-time at an Ireland international

Answer 12

Wrote an unfinished play set at Thomond Park

Answer 13

Used to host monthly rugby matches at Áras an Uachtaráin

Answer 14

Founded the first women's rugby team at Queen's University

Answer 15

Was involved in an infamous Six Nations moment with England captain Martin Johnson in 2003

Answer 16

Has her own private box at Ulster's home ground

Answer 17

Was penpals with Keith Earls as a child

Answer 18

Played with Belvedere College alongside Cian Healy

Answer 19

Once sang Ireland's Call at the Aviva Stadium with his gospel choir

Answer 20

Is named after Irish Times rugby writer Gerry Thornley

Answer 21

While Minister for Education, proposed that rugby should be made compulsory in schools

Answer 22

Is the brother of ex-Ireland international Mick Quinn

Answer 23

Was a member of Blackrock College's Senior Cup team

Answer 24

Once got into a Twitter spat with Joe Schmidt

Answer 25

Lined out as a tighthead prop for Newbridge College

Answer 26

Wrote a song called 'The legend of Brian O'Driscoll'

Answer 27

Had trials for Leinster as a teenager

Answer 28

Admits to hating rugby because he lost a match heavily when he was a child

Answer 29

Had a spell as the UCD rugby team's kitman during his college days

Answer 30

Is Tullamore Rugby Club's biggest fan and never misses a match

Answer 31

Was a half-back for Cistercian College, Roscrea

Answer 32

Presented Barack Obama with a signed rugby ball on his visit to the White House

Answer 33

Has a son who's an Ireland underage rugby international

Answer 34

Wrote a book comparing the Irish economy to the Ireland rugby team

Answer 35

Grew up living next door to Leinster's home ground in Donnybrook

Answer 36

Played wing in a Leinster Schools Junior Cup final at Lansdowne Road

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