| SERGEBLANCO | Rugby union international whose tally of 38 tries for France remains a record |
| LIMOGES | China centre of France remains outside second German capital (7) |
| SCRUMHALF | Usual position of Australian rugby union international George Gregan |
| SMALL | James ....., first South African to be sent off in a rugby union international (5) |
| SERGE | ..... Blanco, retired France rugby union international full back (5) |
| MCBRIDE | Willie John, Irish rugby union international who captained the 1974 Lions tour of South Africa (7) |
| GUITARS | Axes third of Rugby Union international pitches (7) |
| TITCOMB | Mike ......, youngest man to referee a rugby union international, Wales against Scotland in the 1966 Five Nations Championship (7) |
| RUINOUS | Rugby Union international with common sense, like current Government behaviour (7) |
| ALUN | ____ Wyn Jones, recently-retired Welsh rugby union international, the sport's most-capped player (4) |
| WALLABY | Australian rugby union international (7) |
| SERU | ___ Rabeni, Fijian rugby union international nicknamed "Rambo" |
| DRUIDS | Do rugby union internationals dance sexily at first being found in an eisteddfod? (6) |
| CALDER | Jim and Finlay, twin brothers who were Scotland rugby union internationals in the 1980s (6) |
| EDITOR | A reviser of newspaper copy or preparer of book text whose traditional red pencil or pen remains a symbol of the proofreading profession (6) |
| EMBARGO | Ban... even after a loss of a couple of letters from each side remains a ban (7) |
| SPRINGBOKS | Before they were known as The Proteas, the South African cricket team shared this nickname with their Rugby Union internationals |
| MIKECLEARY | Sprinter, rugby league and union international and ex-NSW Minister (4,6) |
| ERIS | Dwarf planet aptly named for the Greek goddess of discord and strife since its definition remains a subject of scientific debate (4) |
| FRANO | NZ league and union international, ... Botica (5) |
