| KIRWAN | Celebrated former All Black served as Italy and Japan World Cup head coach 2003-11 (6) |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | Child movie star Shirley Temple Black served as U.S. ambassador to Ghana (1974-76) and later to this country (1989-92), which no longer exists |
| CHINA | Asian union that looked on with envy at Japan's World Cup (5) |
| PL | South Sydney NRL coach 2003-04, initials (2) |
| REIFER | West Indies 2019 Cricket World Cup head coach (6) |
| MATSUI | Daisuke ...... , 2003-11 Japan and 2018-20 Yokohama midfielder; 2010 FIFA World Cup ever-present (6) |
| ALLIES | Collective term for the forces which defeated Germany, Italy, and Japan in World War 2 (6) |
| ISRAEL | First name of UFC fighter Adesanya and former All Black Dagg (6) |
| SHRECK | Charlie ...... , 2003-11 Notts, 2011-13 Kent and 2014-17 Leics bowler (6) |
| CRUDEN | Chiefs' former All Black playmaker, Aaron -- (6) |
| CULLEN | Former All Black fullback, Christian -- (6) |
| ZINZAN | - Brooke, former All Black (6) |
| FOSTER | Lan ..., former All Blacks coach (6) |
| KIERAN | ... Read, former All Blacks captain (6) |
| MILTONHAIG | Angry Milo hating a World Cup head coach (6,4) |
| FLOYD | West Indies 2019 Cricket World Cup head coach (5) |
| ROBERTSON | Surname shared by the deputy PM and a former All Black, now a coach (9) |
| DAGG | Israel ..... , former All Black who scored two tries against Tonga in the 2011 Rugby World Cup (4) |
| AXIS | Name given to the alliance of Germany, Italy and Japan during World War II (4) |
| JOEKARAM | Former All Black and rugby league international who campaigned on behalf of David Bain (3,5) |
