| STHELENS | Rugby league team, the 2019 Super League champions (2,6) |
| ADELAIDE | Home city of National Basketball League team the 36ers (8) |
| RAMS | Team beaten by the Patriots in the 2019 Super Bowl |
| GLADYSKNIGHT | Leader of the Pips who sang the National Anthem at the 2019 Super Bowl in her hometown of Atlanta: 2 wds. |
| BRADFORD | 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2005 Super League champions (8) |
| MRPEANUT | Classic figure killed off in a 2019 Super Bowl ad campaign |
| STGEORGE | What is the name of the Rugby League team also known as the Dragons (2,6) |
| BELLEVUE | Manchester-based speedway team; National League champions from 1933-36 (5,3,4) |
| BRISBANE | Capital of the Australian state of Queensland and home of the Broncos rugby league team |
| SYDNEYFC | Inaugural A-League champions (6,1,1) |
| TOPTABLE | League champions do places for VIPs |
| CRUSADER | Member of North Herts rugby league team (8) |
| ALLGOLDS | NZ national rugby league team (3,5) |
| WARRIORS | NZ's rugby league team (8) |
| THELIONS | Nickname of England's men's rugby league team (3,5) |
| PANTHERS | Rugby league team whose home ground is 55km west of central Sydney (8) |
| ROOSTERS | Sydney-based rugby league team (8) |
| CATALANS | ___ Dragons, professional rugby league team from Perpignan in France (8) |
| THIRTEEN | Number of players in a rugby league team (8) |
| LACEWING | Delicate six-footer in league champion side (8) |
