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Rugby · Level 9: Master · Sub-level 9.5

The Professional Era

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 28 October 2026 · markdown

Rugby since 1995: SANZAR and the 1996 television deal, Super Rugby, European club rugby, the domestic leagues, bonus points, technology, the great players, the Player of the Year award, money and clubs, and new markets.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1SANZAR and the 1996 dealTake a test

  1. South Africa, New Zealand, Australia.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Both in 1996.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. A ten-year TV deal.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Money for the open game.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Argentina joined.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. The WRC threat.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. The three SANZAR nations played.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 1995, 1996, 2012.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Four, three, two.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The broadcasting deal.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 2Super RugbyTake a test

  1. Super 12.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. The Jaguares.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Sunwolves.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Crusaders.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Drua and Moana Pasifika.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. URC from 2021.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Expansion pressures.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 1996, 2006, 2016, 2022.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 18, 14, 12.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Since 2022.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 3European club rugbyTake a test

  1. The first season of the open era.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Toulouse beat Cardiff.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Governance rows.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Champions Cup.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Toulouse leads.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. The Challenge Cup.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Money and drama.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 1995-96, 2014, 2022.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Top to lower.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. European club final.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 4The leaguesTake a test

  1. Premiership Rugby.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Top 14.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. The URC.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Celtic League.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. The URC era.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Rich clubs.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Financial balance.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 2001, 2011, 2017, 2021.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 16, 14, 10.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The URC.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 5Bonus pointsTake a test

  1. From 2017.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Four tries.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Close defeats.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Protect the Grand Slam.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Encourage tries.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. From 1996.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Four for a win.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 5, 4, 1, 0.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 0, 1, 2.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Bonus points.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 6TechnologyTake a test

  1. The video referee.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Video review.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Ref mic.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Referee's-eye view.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Performance data.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Fan experience.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Stoppages.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Old to new.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Field to booth.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The TMO.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 7Stars of the eraTake a test

  1. Lomu's famous day.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. McCaw.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Wilkinson.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Kolisi.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Dupont.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. BOD.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Carter.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 1995, 2003, 2015, 2019.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 1994, 2001, 2017.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Cape Town, 1995.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 8Player of the YearTake a test

  1. From 2001.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. The Irish hooker.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. 2006, 2009, 2010.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. 2005, 2012, 2015.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Dupont.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Hooker.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Global recognition.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 2001, 2005, 2006, 2021.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 3, 2, 1.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The awards night.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 9Money and clubsTake a test

  1. Broadcast and sponsorship.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Club v country.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Spending outran money.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Agreed test periods.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. A global market.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Selection policies.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Full-time athletes.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Pre-season to break.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Broadcast first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Professional rugby.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 10New marketsTake a test

  1. Replacing the Top League.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Top League ran from 2003.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. An attractive league.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. A great tournament.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Growth potential.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Olympic sevens.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Crowded sports markets.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 2003, 2019, 2022.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 2027, 2029, 2031, 2033.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Japan 2019.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Sources

World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

  • General rugby union reference100