| BOTICA | Frano -, former New Zealand and Croatia rugby union player at rugby league club Wigan from 1990-95 (6) |
| ADVANTAGE | Imaginary line at rugby league's play-the-ball (9) |
| LATICS | The ...... , nickname of football clubs Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic (6) |
| HUNTER | Sarah -, loose forward who became England's all-time most capped rugby union player at the 2021 Rugby World Cup (6) |
| PIENAAR | Ruan ...., South Africa rugby union player at Ulster from 2010-17 (7) |
| KOUMAS | Jason ...... , 2001-09 Wales midfielder at West Brom from 2002-07 and Wigan from 2007-11 between spells at Tranmere (6) |
| MCCAW | Former New Zealand and Crusaders flanker; first All Black to 100 caps (5) |
| RICHIE | Former New Zealand and Crusaders flanker; first All Black to 100 caps (6) |
| AMAYA | Antonio ..... , Spanish centre back at Rayo Vallecano for most of his career, and Wigan from 2009-11 (5) |
| NELSEN | Ryan ...... . former New Zealand and Blackburn Rovers defender (6) |
| EDMAN | Erik ..., former Sweden defender at Wigan from 2008-10 (5) |
| CLAIRE | Actress who was married to the author Philip Roth from 1990-95 (6,5) |
| BLOOM | Actress who was married to the author Philip Roth from 1990-95 (6,5) |
| FILAN | John ..... , former Australia goalkeeper signed by Wigan from Blackburn in 2001 (5) |
| IVANRAMIS | Eibar defender at Wigan from 2012-15 (4,5) |
| GOLOBART | Roman ........ , Murcia defender at Wigan from 2009-13 (8) |
| WALESA | Lech ___, president of Poland from 1990-95 (6) |
| KARAMANLIS | Konstantinos -, president of Greece from 1990-95 (10) |
| WILLGRIGG | Northern Ireland striker signed by Wigan from Brentford in 2015 (4,5) |
| SLAVS | People from Poland and Croatia, e.g. |
