| GREGORTOWNSEND | Coach for the national rugby union team (6,8) |
| NEWZEALAND | The All Blacks are the national rugby union team of this island nation (3,7) |
| ALLBLACKS | The national rugby union team of New Zealand (3,6) |
| CIUDADDEMEXICO | Spanish name for the national capital of the federal republic bordered by the US? (6,2,6) |
| STEVE | The head coach of the England men's national rugby union team, _ Borthwick (5) |
| ANDY | _ Farrell, head coach of the Ireland national rugby union team (4) |
| FABIAN | The head coach of France's national rugby union team, _ Galthie (6) |
| STUART | Head coach of the English national rugby union team from 2011 to 2015 (6,9) |
| LANCASTER | Head coach of the English national rugby union team from 2011 to 2015 (6,9) |
| SARAH | The captain of the England women's national rugby union team, _ Hunter (5) |
| IOANE | Monty ___, Melbourne-born winger who made his debut for the Italy national rugby union team against Wales in 2020 |
| ALLBLACK | Nickname for a member of the New Zealand national rugby union team (3,5) |
| ALDCROFT | The captain of the England women's national rugby union team, Zoe _ (8) |
| PUMAS | Los ___, nickname of the Argentina national rugby union team |
| ITALY | National rugby union team; addition to the Five Nations Championship in 2000 |
| AUSTRALIA | Country whose national rugby union team are nicknamed the Wallabies (9) |
| GREGOR | ...... Townsend, head coach of Scotland's national rugby union team (6) |
| HAKA | Ceremonial Maori dance performed by the New Zealand national rugby union team |
| CIBI | War dance performed by the Fiji national rugby union team (4) |
| LELOS | Nickname for Georgia's national rugby union team (5) |
