| AGEN | French rugby union club founded in 1908 (4) |
| INTER | ___ Milan, Italian football club founded in 1908 (5) |
| BRIVE | French rugby union club; 1997 Heineken Cup Final winners (5) |
| STADE | ..... Francais, French rugby union club (5) |
| MIAS | Lucien, former French rugby union captain (4) |
| KENT | County cricket club founded in 1870 (4) |
| SKYE | ___ Camanachd, shinty club founded in 1892; 1990 Camanachd Cup winners (4) |
| ELIE | Where the Golf House Club, founded in 1875, is found (4) |
| ELKS | Club founded in 1868 |
| USAR | Military force founded in 1908, initially |
| PUIG | '40s and '50s French rugby league half, ... Aubert (4) |
| SELLA | Philippe, French rugby union centre who scored a try in each of his Five Nations matches in 1986 (5) |
| PHILIPPE | & 2Dn. French rugby union centre who scored a try in each of his Five Nations matches in 1986 (8,5) |
| ROMAIN | ____ Ntamack, French rugby union fly-half born in 1999 (6) |
| RONANOGARA | Irish former fly half appointed coach of French rugby union side La Rochelle in 2019 (5,5) |
| ETRUSCAN | Old Italian and French rugby union gets medical report (8) |
| BLANCO | Serge, former French rugby union full back (6) |
| BENOITDAUGA | French rugby union forward who won 63 caps from 1964-72 (6,5) |
| CORNISH | London - - - , club founded in 1962 whose director of rugby, Redruth-born Dickon Moon, is in his 20th season at the helm (7) |
| DIEHARDS | Fortitude Valley rugby league club founded in 1909 (8) |
