| IRO | Kevin ?, rugby league footballer who played in the Challenge Cup Final for Leeds, Wigan and St Helen |
| KEVIN | Rugby league footballer who played in the Challenge Cup Final for Leeds, Wigan and St Helens (5,3) |
| KEVINIRO | Rugby league footballer who played in the Challenge Cup Final for Leeds, Wigan and St Helens (5,3) |
| SENIOR | Keith --, rugby league footballer who played for Sheffield Eagles, Leeds Rhinos, Great Britain, and England (6) |
| MIKOLAJ | England and Leeds Rhinos prop; 2017 debutant against Doncaster in the Challenge Cup (7,7) |
| OLEDZKI | England and Leeds Rhinos prop; 2017 debutant against Doncaster in the Challenge Cup (7,7) |
| STHELENS | , rugby league club who have won the Challenge Cup on 12 occasions (2,6) |
| BRIGHT | Mark ..... , striker who played in FA Cup finals for Crystal Palace and Sheffield Wednesday (6) |
| PAULMCSHANE | English rugby league footballer named Man of Steel for the 2020 season |
| WARING | Eddie ?, rugby league commentator and television presenter who died in 1986 |
| RICE | Northern Ireland defender who played in five FA Cup Finals for Arsenal (4) |
| THIS | and 14ac, 1960 novel by former professional rugby league footballer David Storey |
| BETTS | Denis ?, rugby league player who won the 1995 Man of Steel award (5) |
| TITAN | Gold Coast Rugby League footballer (5) |
| THISSPORTINGLIFE | 1963 film about fictional rugby league footballer Frank Machin |
| IANWEBSTER | Former Wales international rugby league footballer (3,7) |
| SPORTINGLIFE | see 19ac, 1960 novel by former professional rugby league footballer David Storey |
| DEMITASSE | Cup Final for one is team's day to be excited (9) |
| KOHELOVE | Toa ?, rugby league centre whose clubs included Warrington Wolves and Widnes Vikings |
| SPUROFTHEMOMENT | Premier League footballer now most famous for being impulsive |