| GULLIT | Name the Dutch captain who had a famous chat with Ireland captain Mick McCarthy towards the end of their Italia 90 game. (6) |
| SLACK | Andrew - - - , former Wallabies captain who had a prostatectomy after being diagnosed with cancer (5) |
| TASMAN | Name the Dutch navigator responsible for the European discovery of Tasmania and New Zealand, Abel ... (6) |
| OPRAH | The ___ Winfrey Show : famous chat show on TV ? (5) |
| PERSIE | Dutch captain and ex-Arsenal and Manchester Utd striker, Robin van ... (6) |
| BEST | Who was Ireland captain for the 2017 Six Nations? (4) |
| ODRISCOLL | Brian 1...... Ireland captain in their 2009 Six Nations Championship- winning season (9) |
| OUNCE | "There's not one - - - of complacency," said Ireland captain Johnny Sexton ahead of last year's clash v Wales (5) |
| ANDRE | Actor & wrestler who had a famous rivalry with Hulk Hogan, ___ the Giant |
| GREEN | Associated with Ireland, nature, envy, environmentalism and safety, the colour of the pigment chlorophyll, essential in the process of photosynthesis (5) |
| LILLEE | Australian fast bowler who had a famous scuffle with Javed Miandad (6) |
| HEREFORD | ........ United, club who had a famous FA Cup victory against Newcastle United in 1972 at Edgar Street (8) |
| ALDRIDGE | Which Ireland player had a famous touchline row with an official at the 1994 World Cup? (8) |
| OTT | Fred who had a famous sneeze in early motion picture history |
| BURR | Veep who had a famous duel |
| SAIPAN | On which island did Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane have a famous bust-up? (6) |
| ALIBABA | Tom, a lead singer from Milton Abbas, is taking three months off towards the end of the year to prepare for a role in a pantomime (3,4) |
| ATE | Dined towards the end of the day with no end of zeal (3) |
| KRYLENKO | The Soviet People's Commissar for Justice, Nikolai, who was executed himself towards the end of the Great Purge (8) |
| ASDIC | Created towards the end of First World War and further developed by the Royal Navy, a British version of Sonar (5) |
