| PARISSE | Sergio ....... , Italy captain in the 2011 Rugby World Cup; the country's most-capped player (7) |
| RICHEST | Its purse of $12 million makes the Dubai World Cup the world's ___ horse racing event |
| OSPINA | David, Colombian goalkeeper and his country's most capped player (6) |
| FAINGAA | Anthony ...... '., Wallabies centre who scored two tries against United States in the 2011 Rugby World Cup (7) |
| SOLHEIM | The Cup, the women's equiv- alent of the Ryder Cup, concludes today in Virginia, USA (7) |
| DOUSSAIN | Jean-Marc ___, scrum-half whose France debut was in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final (8) |
| YACHVILI | Dimitri ___, France scrum-half in the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final (8) |
| DAGG | Israel ..... , former All Black who scored two tries against Tonga in the 2011 Rugby World Cup (4) |
| TONGA | Country that beat Japan and France in the early stages of the 2011 Rugby World Cup (5) |
| EARLS | Which Limerickman scored five tries at the 2011 Rugby World Cup? (5) |
| APLON | Gio -, South Africa wing who scored two tries in the 87-0 2011 Rugby World Cup win over Namibia |
| WYNJONES | Alun, Welsh rugby union lock and captain who is the alltime most-capped player (3,5) |
| THORN | Brad ___, rugby union lock; 2011 Rugby World Cup Final winner with New Zealand (5) |
| EDEN | and 21ac, Sports stadium in Auckland, New Zealand; 2011 Rugby World Cup Final venue |
| PARK | Sports stadium in Auckland, New Zealand; 2011 Rugby World Cup Final venue (4,4) |
| IOANE | Digby ..... , former Queensland Reds winger who was in Australia's 2011 Rugby World Cup squad (5) |
| PARRA | Morgan ..... , France fly- halt in their 2011 Rugby World Cup match against England (5) |
| EDENPARK | 2011 Rugby World Cup Final venue in Auckland, New Zealand (4,4) |
| BENYOUNGS | Most capped player for the England men’s rugby union team |
| ALUN | ____ Wyn Jones, recently-retired Welsh rugby union international, the sport's most-capped player (4) |