| WILKINSON | Former English rugby union player famed for his kicking skills, Jonny _ (9) |
| TOES | Tom Dempsey didn't have any on his kicking foot |
| MARTIN | ___ Johnson former English rugby player who captained England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup |
| MCPHERSON | Jonny ___, actor who plays Paddy Kirk's new housemate Liam Cavanagh in the Dales (9) |
| MILDEWING | Gentle English rugby back shows the rot setting in (9) |
| CIPRIANI | English Rugby Union player unattached to a team, Danny _ (8) |
| LEEMILLER | Jonny _ _, plays Sherlock in TV's Elementary (3,6) |
| ROBBURROW | English rugby league player at Leeds Rhinos wno was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019 (3,6) |
| DUSTY | Mr. Hare, English rugby union player (5) |
| COHEN | Ben, English rugby union player who played left wing in the 2003 World Cup final v Australia (5) |
| SINFIELD | Kevin ___, English rugby union coach who played his entire rugby league career with Leeds, captaining them to seven Super League championships and two Challenge Cups (8) |
| WASPS | English rugby union club for whom Joe Launchbury plays (5) |
| BATH | .... Rugby, English rugby union club whose home is the Recreation Ground (4) |
| LEICESTERTIGERS | English rugby union side that won the Premiership title in 2022 (9,6) |
| ROSES | Flowering shrubs that are the symbol of the English Rugby Union team |
| SARACENS | English rugby union club whose home ground is Allianz Park (8) |
| TWICKENHAM | Famous English Rugby Union ground where 13dn might play |
| DEVOTO | Ollie -, English rugby union centre at Exeter Chiefs from 2016-24 |
| SALE | .... Sharks, English rugby union club (4) |
| FLOOD | Toby _, English rugby union star (5) |
