| RASSIE | Rugby coach raises excitement (6) |
| BUZZCOCKS | Punk band raises excitement at the start (9) |
| SETALIGHT | Place a featherweight finish to raise excitement (3,6) |
| ASHTON | Lancashire town - dancer - Rugby coach (6) |
| KIRWAN | Former rugby coach and mental health advocate (4,6) |
| ROWELL | Jack ......, retired Bath and England rugby coach (6) |
| GREGOR | Mr Townsend, rugby coach (6) |
| SUBURB | British rugby coach turned up for Wimbledon, say (6) |
| TOOHEY | Ted ......, 1974-75 Wigan rugby coach (6) |
| AERIAL | --- Noughts and Crosses, kicking game from Rugby Coach Weekly (6) |
| COTTER | Leon MacDonald's successor as Blues Super Rugby coach (6) |
| JOHN | Former rugby coach and mental health advocate (4,6) |
| HENRY | Knighted former rugby coach (3,6,5) |
| SIRGRAHAM | Knighted former rugby coach (3,6,5) |
| REA | Former rugby league identity had stint as Brumbies rugby coach 2011, Tony -- (3) |
| ROBPENNEY | NZ rugby coach gets to mug a copper reportedly (3,6) |
| SHERRATT | Matt, rugby coach appointed as interim coach of Wales in 2025 (8) |
| GATLAND | Current Wales and former Ireland rugby coach. (7) |
| ERASMUS | SA rugby coach, Rassie ... |
| EWEN | Queensland's 2011 Super rugby coach, -- McKenzie (4) |
