| NAVIDI | Josh ___, Welsh former rugby union player who played for Cardiff (6) |
| GARETH | ___ Thomas, Welsh former rugby union and league player nicknamed Alfie (6) |
| GAVIN | ..... Henson, Welsh former Rugby Union player (5) |
| TOSHACK | John ___, Welsh former striker who played for the local rivals of 28 Across (7) |
| BROOKE | Zinzan ___ former New Zealand rugby player who played for the All Blacks and Auckland Blues |
| HAKIMI | Moroccan defensive player who played for Real Madrid and Inter Milan, before joining Paris Saint-Germain. He played on Morocco's national team in the 2018 World Cup. (6) |
| UNDERWOOD | Rory, English former rugby union player who played 236 games for Leicester Tigers (9) |
| RAMSEY | Aaron _, Wales midfielder who signed for Cardiff City in 2023 (6) |
| GEHRIG | Lou, US baseball player who played in 2130 consecutive games from 1925-39 (6) |
| NICOLE | Welsh former road bicycle racer and 2008 Olympic gold medallist, _ Cooke (6) |
| THOMAS | Iwan, Welsh former 400 metres runner born in 1974 (6) |
| YORATH | Terry, Welsh former midfielder and international manager born in 1950 (6) |
| ONEACT | Like O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff" |
| UECKER | Baseball player who played the dad on "Mr. Belvedere" |
| ALANROTHERHAM | Rugby union player who played for England in the 1880s and revolutionised half-back play |
| MANU | ___ Tuilagi, rugby union player who played for England between 2011 and 2024 (4) |
| BROLIN | Actor Josh ___ who played Llewelyn Moss in No Country for Old Men |
| WHETTON | Gary --, rugby union player who played 58 times (15 as captain) for the All Blacks (7) |
| EDWARDS | Gareth, Welsh rugby union player who played 53 consecutive internationals 1967-78 (7) |
| MCBRIDE | Willie John, Irish Rugby Union player who played 17 Tests for the British Lions (7) |
