Irish the brainiest in Six Nations

IRISH rugby fans are more intelligent than punters in other Six Nations countries, a survey found yesterday.

Irish the brainiest in Six Nations
Mon, 07 Feb, 2005 - 00:00
Senan Hogan

Ireland came out tops, ahead of England and Italy, in a test covering five core areas of intelligence.

A sample of 100 Irish fans were given rugby-themed teasers on logic, verbal ability, general reasoning, visual-spatial ability and numbers.

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