| FIEN | Nathan -, Australia-born New Zealand half back; 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final winner |
| LYON | Nathan ...., Australia Test cricketer who took 8-50 against India in Bengalunl in 2017 (4) |
| SUNCORP | ___ Stadium, sponsored name for Lang Park, the Brisbane venue for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup Final |
| CAYLESS | Led Kiwis to historic 2008 rugby league World Cup victory V Australia (7) |
| BOSC | Thomas ___, top points scorer for France in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup (4) |
| SK | Kiwis' 2008 rugby league World Cup-winning coach, initials (2) |
| HOHAIA | 2008 Rugby League World Cup-winning NZ fullback, Lance ... (6) |
| MENINGA | Mal ?, Australia Rugby League World Cup Final winner as player in 1992 and coach in 2017 |
| MALMENINGA | Captain of the Australia 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final-winning side (3,7) |
| MAL | Captain of the Australia 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final-winning side (3,7) |
| ANNA | - Paquin, Canadian-born, New Zealand-raised actress, star of The Piano and True Blood (4) |
| ATKINSON | Sir Harry ___, British- born New Zealand statesman; Prime Minister 1876- 7, 1883- 4 and 1887- 91 (8) |
| THUNDER | Jimmy ___: name taken by Samoan-born New Zealand boxer James Peau, former IBO and IBF heavyweight champion, who died in February 2020 (7) |
| NEILL | Sam ___, Northern Irish-born New Zealand actor (5) |
| ENGLAND | 1995 Rugby League World Cup Final runners-up (7) |
| CROWLEY | Kieran ....... , 1985-91 New Zealand Test full-back; 2008-16 Canada, 2016-21 Benetton and 2021-23 Italy coach (7) |
| HIGNELL | 1975-1979 England rugby union full-back; 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award winner (7) |
| ALASTAIR | 1975-1979 England rugby union full-back; 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award winner (8) |
| KRISBURTON | Australia-born rugby union fly-half; 2007 Italy Test debutant against Uruguay (4,6) |
| DRAHM | Shane ?, Australia-born former Bristol, Northampton and Worcester rugby union fly-half (5) |
