| WILLCARLING | Captain of England's rugby union team who led England to the World Cup final in 1991 (4,7) |
| BEAUMONT | Bill, rugby union captain who led England to the Grand Slam in 1980 (8) |
| OWENFARRELL | Captain of England's rugby union team (4,7) |
| CARLING | Will _, captain of England's rugby union team 59 times from 1988 to 96 (7) |
| DOWN | Team Paddy O'Rourke captained to win an All Ireland football final in 1991 (4) |
| MOORE | Who captained England to the World Cup in 1966? (5) |
| ROBSON | Which manager brought England to the World Cup semi-finals in 1990? (6) |
| SIYAKOLISI | Captain of the South Africa rugby union team, who lifted the World Cup this year (4,6) |
| CLIVE | Sir ..... Woodward, coach of England's rugby union team 1997-2004 (5) |
| SARACENS | London rugby union team who play at the Allianz Park (8) |
| BATH | Rugby union team who play their home matches at The Rec (4) |
| MARTIN | Former England and British Lions rugby union captain who led England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup (6,7) |
| JOHNSON | Former England and British Lions rugby union captain who led England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup (6,7) |
| RAPIDVIENNA | English name for the football team beaten by 46/22's Everton in the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1985 |
| ALLYMACLEOD | Football manager who took Scotland to the World Cup in Argentina in 1978 |
| ZOEALDCROFT | Captain of England's Red Roses side at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup (3.8) |
| REDSQUIRREL | Rodent now confined in England to the Isle of Wight and Brownsea Island in Dorset (3,8) |
| EOINMORGAN | Cricketer who led England to victory in the 2019 World Cup (4,6) |
| ALFRAMSEY | Manager who led England to victory in the 1966 World Cup (3,6) |
| ALF | - Ramsey, manager who led England to victory in t e 1966 World Cup (3) |
