| SERGE | . ..... Blanco, former France union rugby full back born in Venezuela (5) |
| WILLIAMS | J. P. R., late Welsh rugby union full back born in 1949 (8) |
| HOMER | Tom ..... , 2015-20 Bath Rugby full-back between spells at London Irish (5) |
| LUDIK | 2013-2014 Agen and 2014-2021 Ulster Rugby full-back (5) |
| LOUIS | 2013-2014 Agen and 2014-2021 Ulster Rugby full-back (5) |
| CLERC | This former wing lies second in France's all-time try-scoring list, behind Serge Blanco (5) |
| RIVES | Jean-Pierre ___, former France rugby union captain nicknamed Golden Helmet (5) |
| KANTE | Former France and Chelsea midfielder; 2016-17 FWA Footballer of the Year (5,5) |
| NGOLO | Former France and Chelsea midfielder; 2016-17 FWA Footballer of the Year (5,5) |
| SAGNA | Bacary ..... , former France defender signed by Man City from Arsenal in 2014 (5) |
| SAMIR | & 19D Former France and Manchester City midfield footballer; 2014 League Cup Final winner (5,5) |
| RIOJA | Spanish wine either tinto from tempranillo grapes, blanco from viura or rosado from garnacha (5) |
| DAKAR | Senegalese birthplace of former France coach Marc Lievremont (5) |
| FAKIR | Jamal ..... , former France, Morocco, Catalans Dragons and Bradford Bulls prop (5) |
| NASRI | Samir ..... , former France midfielder who also played for Manchester City and Arsenal (5) |
| CISSE | Djibril ..... , former France and 2004-07 Liverpool striker (5) |
| BLANC | Laurent ..... , former France, PSG and Lyon boss (5) |
| ELIMA | Olivier ....., former France, Catalan Dragons, Wakefield Trinity and Bradford Bulls pron (5) |
| ICANT | Benny Blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez and J Balvin song, ___ Get Enough (1,3'1) |
| SWEEP | Cricket shot from a half-kneeling stance (S) 15 Laurent ...... former France defender who was also their head coach from 2010-12 (5) |
