| HABANA | 2007 IRB player of the year, Springbok winger Brian ... (6) |
| BRYAN | 2004-16 Springbok winger, ... Habana (5) |
| GALTHIE | Fabien ?, France rugby union captain; 2002 IRB Player of the Year Award winner (7) |
| WOOD | Keith ?, Ireland hooker; inaugural winner in 2001 of the IRB International Player of the Year award |
| TENDAI | Zimbabwean-born Springbok prop, ... 'Beast' Mtawarira (6) |
| OSCARS | Springbok du Randt given motor vehicles in awards (6) |
| GELANT | Warrick - - - , Springbok full-back who tore his ACL last season (6) |
| QUAGGA | Animal no longer with us, a Springbok you say? (6) |
| KOLISI | Bok is back - yes! - a kick-off leader in Springbok inspirational starts (4, 6) |
| PROTEA | Modern Springbok has advantage - rooibos! (6) |
| SNYMAN | RG - - - , Springbok lock who suffered an ACL re-rupture playing for Munster in October (6) |
| SALINE | Springbok Juan Smith was placed on a - - - drip in 2009 after collapsing with heat stress in Brisbane (6) |
| LEROUX | Willie - - - , Springbok who plays his club rugby for Toyota Verblitz (2,4) |
| MCCAW | Richie ?, All Blacks captain who was 2006, 2009 and 2010 IRB International Player of the Year (5) |
| KAINO | Jerome ..... , All Black who was 2004 IRB International U-21 Player of the Year (5) |
| CARCASES | All that's left of the opposition when they've been mauled by The Lions? The decaying bodies of the Springbok! (8) |
| RAND | Coin with the image of a springbok |
| STOT | Another word for the pronk or prance of a quadruped such as a springbok, gazelle, impala or deer (4) |
| KOLBE | Springbok rated as the world's 18th best player in our Jan 2022 issue (5) |
| BOLLA | - - - Conradie, former Springbok scrum-half (2002-08) coaching in the Western Cape (5) |
