| SILVERWOOD | Sri Lankan cricket team's head coach. (10) |
| MENDIS | Former Sri Lankan cricket captain, Duleep -- (6) |
| BAYLUIS | Trevor ....... , 2007-11 Sri Lanka and 2015-19 England cricket team head coach (7) |
| PERCY | Iconic Lankan cricket team supporter, popular as 'Uncle' (5) |
| TOEBLAKE | Montreal Canadiens player who would become the team's Head Coach in 1955: 2 wds. |
| TALBOT | National swim team head coach 1989-2001 (6) |
| STIMAC | Indian football team head coach. (6) |
| BLAKE | 2009-14 England U-19 football team head coach (4,5) |
| NOEL | 2009-14 England U-19 football team head coach (4,5) |
| MCCORMACK | Steve ......... , 2004-17 Scotland national rugby league team head coach (9) |
| KERR | Brian .... , 2009-11 Faroe Islands national football team head coach (4) |
| JOHNRYAN | 1988-90 Wales national rugby union team head coach (4,4) |
| DUMAS | Gilles ..... , 1998-2003 France rugby league team head coach (5) |
| GOLD | Gary .... , 2018-22 USA national rugby union team head coach (4) |
| AGAR | Richard ?, 2012-14 Wakefield Trinity and 2013-15 France rugby league team head coach |
| SIMON | 2012-14 Scarlets and current interim Ireland national rugby union team head coach (5,8) |
| EASTERBY | 2012-14 Scarlets and current interim Ireland national rugby union team head coach (5,8) |
| MASTERATE | Rank bad teams, head of rugby scoffed |
| TRANSFER | Team's head managed with referee's backing to switch teams |
| TURIN | Team's head, virtually number one in Italian city |
