| PROPAGATE | Rugby player and a Taranaki opener breed! (9) |
| BILLBEAUMONT | Former rugby player and A Question of Sport team captain who was chairman of World Rugby from 2016 to 2024 (4,8) |
| ELTHAM | Misspelt "Hamilton" and got a Taranaki town (6) |
| GATES | Taranaki openers will never score as much as him! (5) |
| DESCHAMPS | Didier ---, footballer turned coach who has won the World Cup as both a player and a manager (9) |
| ROUEVWADE | Court case involving a British tennis player and a rake? |
| SPRINGBOK | South African rugby player and gazelle (9) |
| SUEBARKER | Former professional tennis player and A Question of Sport presenter (3,6) |
| SCRUMHALF | Rugby player and son getting cold drinks? (5,4) |
| CASTASIDE | Discard players - and a group of others (4,5) |
| RESEMBLED | It looked like that which Mel breeds! (9) |
| LIDDELL | Eric ---, Chinese-born Scottish athlete, rugby player and missionary who won a gold and a bronze medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics (7) |
| ACES | A poker player and a tennis player both dream of these! (4) |
| FRAN | - - - Cotton, one of the few men to have won a Lions series as both a player and a coach or administrator (4) |
| AROD | Nickname for a tennis player and a third baseman |
| BACCARAT | Card game with a player and a banker |
| DRIBBLE | Typical action of a soccer player and a baby (7) |
| TINDALL | Former rugby union player and a member of the British royal family, Mike _ (7) |
| CAPABLE | Skilful international player and a college sportsperson leaving university (7) |
| TOTOAIRBUDBENJI | 3 dogs: Oz, basketball player and a golden mutt |
