| SIYAKOLISI | South Africa's 2019 World Cup winning rugby union captain (4,6) |
| THOMPSON | Steve, hooker in England's 2003 World Cup winning rugby union team (8) |
| BENCOHEN | English World Cup-winning rugby player whose uncle George won the FIFA World Cup in 1966 (3,5) |
| EOINMORGAN | Irish batsman, England's 2019 World Cup winning captain (4,6) |
| EVANS | Eric ?, England 1957 Grand Slam-winning rugby union captain (5) |
| ODRISCOLL | Brian, Ireland's 2009 Triple Crown- winning rugby union captain (9) |
| ALEXMORGAN | US player who won the Silver Boot at the 2019 World Cup: 2 wds. |
| ELLENWHITE | English player who won the Bronze Boot at the 2019 World Cup: 2 wds. |
| DEKLERK | Faf ___, South African rugby union scrum-half who was a key member of their 2019 World Cup winning team (2,5) |
| STUARTHOGG | Scotland's rugby union captain (6,4) |
| WOAKES | 2019 World Cup-winning England paceman, Chris ... (6) |
| RASSIE | 2019 World Cup winning Springboks coach Johan Erasmus' nickname (6) |
| BEAUMONT | Bill ___, captain of England's 1980 Five Nations Championship-winning rugby union team (8) |
| OWEN | ___ Farrell, England's 2019 World Cup rugby union captain (4) |
| WALES | 2012 Six Nations Championship Grand Slam-winning rugby union team (5) |
| ADAMS | Josh, Welsh rugby union winger who was top try scorer at the 2019 World Cup in Japan (5) |
| HOOPER | Wallabies captain ill-starred 2019 World Cup campaign (6) |
| KIERAN | All Blacks' 2019 World Cup captain, ... Read (6) |
| JOHNSON | Former England and British Lions rugby union captain who led England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup (6,7) |
| MARTIN | Former England and British Lions rugby union captain who led England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup (6,7) |