Continuous Quiz: Sport

[davidmfay]

the now-defunct Lillie Bridge I think

[HughL]

Spot on- chosen by the Wanderers as true to their name , they had no home ground

over to you

[davidmfay]

Thanks. Which Republic of Ireland senior International footballer travelled to a World Cup Finals tournament with a different national squad long before his first Irish cap?

[davidmfay]

Time for a clue ... This gent travelled to the finals as a player with England

[Bennybiel]

What about Stern John?

[ScallyMcgrew]

Ray Houghton?

[davidmfay]

Just to clarify this question a bit - The player I am looking for was a member of England's preliminary squad for the 1962 World Cup Finals. He didn't actually make the Final 22 and later went on to be capped on numerous occasions with Ireland. Sorry if my previous clue confused the issue and hopefully the answer will be a bit clearer.

[cjw1972]

Just to clarify this question a bit - The player I am looking for was a member of England's preliminary squad for the 1962 World Cup Finals. He didn't actually make the Final 22 and later went on to be capped on numerous occasions with Ireland. Sorry if my previous clue confused the issue and hopefully the answer will be a bit clearer.

Shay Brennan

[davidmfay]

Well done sir thats the chap i was thinking of. Over to you.

[cjw1972]

Well done sir thats the chap i was thinking of. Over to you.

Many thanks. Which actress narrowly failed to qualify for the Sydney 2000 US Olympic Archery team when finishing a highly creditable 24th out of 300 competitors?