| TWENTYTWO | Line on a rugby pitch |
| TOUCHLINE | Boundary on a football or rugby pitch (9) |
| TOUCH | Trace area outside a rugby pitch (5) |
| BACKROW | Numbers 6,7 and 8 on a rugby team are collectively referred to as the ___ ___. (4,3) |
| WARRINGTON | In a fight, beginning to take on a rugby team (10) |
| SCRUMS | Councillor involved in problems associated with school gatherings on a rugby field (6) |
| WASP | Was soft on a rugby player! (4) |
| WINGER | One with complaint avoiding hospital is back on rugby pitch? (6) |
| FRONTROW | Nearest to the players on the rugby pitch (5,3) |
| MAULS | A dog turns savage at occurrences on the rugby pitch (5) |
| FULLBACK | Who wears the number 15 shirt on a rugby union team? (4,4) |
| LOOSE | The number one shirt on a rugby team is worn by the ___head prop. (5) |
| GLOWINGEMBERS | Begins to get lazy out on rugby pitch? Those in club lose the head, as it's indicative that the fire is going out! (7,6) |
| LINEOUT | Row and fight starting off is witnessed on rugby pitch (4-3) |
| PASTRIES | Sets up Patsy for scores on the rugby pitch from a number of turnovers? (8) |
| OVERTHEHILL | Clear at the outset, Everyman's on rugby pitch, unwell and too old (4-3-4) |
| HIEROGLYPH | Picture gory pile writhing around on rugby pitch? (10) |
| PUTIN | One dictating split action on the rugby pitch |
| HUSHHUSH | Undercover, American seen on rugby pitch twice? (4-4) |
| FLANK | Word, in the context of an animal, body, chessboard, hill, military formation or rugby pitch, for a side (5) |
