As a rugby union fan, I think of football as a game for idiots and find it interesting that rugby, which is often described as a 'hooligan game played by gentlemen', is stereotyped as a game for and followed by boneheads.

Well, is rugby a game of knuckle-draggers for boneheads?  Test your IQ here...

Score Rating: [0-2] Football's your game, [2-5] You're from New Zealand, [5-7] Your knuckles are off the floor, [8+] A rugby rocket scientist. (Answers below)...

1. Where and when was the first multi-nation rugby union tournament ?

2. Versions of the game in Europe "Caid", "Campball", "Criapan", "Chole", "Calcio" are from Ireland, East Anglia, Wales, France and Italy. What was the Greek game called?

3. William Webb Ellis was the son of a military man. In which country was he stationed when Webb Ellis was at Rugby school ?

4. Where and when was the first Test (international rugby union Test match)?

5. Rugby in the Southern Hemisphere is traced to the University of Cape Town and the University of Sydney. Which is older?

6. Non-Home Nations rugby: Rank in order (earliest first games of rugby union) - France, USA, South Africa, Australia, Italy, Argentina and New Zealand.

7. Which is the richest international Union in rugby - (NZRU) All Blacks, (ARU) Australia, Ireland, France, Wales, Scotland, England, Italy, South Africa.

8. Who is the highest-paid player in the history of rugby union ?

9. Who is/was the richest businesman-administrator in rugby union - Tony O'Reilly, Louis Luyt, Jock Hobbs, Chris Moller or Steve Tew?

10. How many IRB votes (each) do South America, Africa, Europe and Oceania have?

Answers: 1: South Africa - The Zeerust Rugby League Champions Trophy, featuring New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Canada and England; 2 HARPASTUM; 3 Ireland; 4 Edinburgh; 5 Scotland vs England 1871; 5 UCT; 6 France, USA, South Africa, Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Argentina; 7 NZRU; 8 Dan Carter 9; Tony O'Reilly; 10; 2/3/12/6.