Son of Kilkenny... man of Munster

Hear the one about the Kilkenny man who played for Munster? Or even better, about the Kilkenny GAA man who now works with Tipp GAA? Ian Dowling is a walking quiz question, but wherever he turns up, success seems to follow...

Sat, 22 Apr, 2017 - 01:00

Kieran Shannon

Know Your Rugby, round one.

Munster had only two backs who started both the 2006 and the 2008 Heineken Cup final victories. Name them.

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Courts Sports Columnists Kieran Shannon Gaa Ian Dowling Munster Place: Kilkenny Place: Millennium Stadium Place: Thomond Place: Lansdowne Road Place: Limerick Place: Marble City Person: Ian Dowling Person: Ronan O’Gara Person: O’Gara Person: O’Connell Person: O’Callaghan Person: Wallace Person: Hayes Person: Flannery Person: Horan Person: Paulie Person: Chabal Person: Dowling Person: Shannon Person: Ali Dia Person: Graeme Souness Person: IanDowlingTipperaryPhysioJan2017_large.jpg Person: Dele Alli Person: Georgie Weah Person: Brian Hogan Person: Brian Dowling Person: Jackie Tyrell Person: James Stephens Person: Tommy Walsh Person: Downey Event: 2008 Heineken Cup Event: 2006 Heineken Cup Final Event: All Ireland league final Event: Munster Senior League Event: 2006 European final Event: 2002 league final Event: Towns Cup Organisation: Munster Organisation: Kilkenny Organisation: GAA Organisation: Tipp GAA Organisation: Rassie Erasmus Organisation: Saracens Organisation: Biarritz Organisation: Southampton Organisation: O’Loughlin Gael Organisation: Féile Organisation: Tullaroan Organisation: Kilkenny RFC Organisation: Gaels Organisation: AIL

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