| OMAHONY | ...this Ireland team-mate, a Munster stalwart, captained the 2017 Lions (7) |
| STERNUM | Point the bone at a Munster (7) |
| EVELINA | Girl gives the first mate a nil return (7) |
| MATELOT | Sailor with the mate a great deal (7) |
| ASSISTS | The fool sits around, yet helps a team-mate score (7) |
| CLEMENT | ...Swansea-born full-back Tony was a team-mate for club and country (7) |
| DUCHESS | Start to don uniform in which one is looking for mate - a classy woman |
| MCBRIDE | Willie John ---, ex-Ireland rugby union player who captained the British and Irish Lions side in South Africa in 1974 (7) |
| WOOSNAM | Ian, golfer who captained the winning European Ryder Cup team in 2006 (7) |
| AXIALLY | A team mate around the Central Line? |
| LATERAL | - - - pass, standard pass to team-mate that travels about 3-5m (7) |
| DAIREES | and 20dn, Golfer who captained the 1957 British PGA Ryder Cup-winning team (3,4) |
| ICEDTEA | Noticed team-mate swallowing cold drink (4,3) |
| BASSIST | Pass to American team-mate by British player |
| COEXIST | Most of school team mates won't ultimately rub along (7) |
| RONALDO | Footballer who has named his best XI of team-mates, Cristiano _ (7) |
| FLYHALF | Player knowing only seven of his team-mates? (3,4) |
| COMMUNICATE | Crickets ___ with various types of chirps. A calling song which is to find a potential mate. A courting song which is sung when the female accepts the male as her mate and another type of chirp which |
| ENTIRE | The whole lot appeared in a recent Ireland team photograph (6) |
| VERSAILLES | Which historic city will be the Ireland team base for Euro 2016? (10) |
