| CAELAN | The captain of the Ireland national rugby union team, _ Doris (6) |
| DORIS | Player who has been captain of the Ireland national rugby union team, Caelen _ (5) |
| ANDY | _ Farrell, head coach of the Ireland national rugby union team (4) |
| 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) |
| FABIAN | The head coach of France's national rugby union team, _ Galthie (6) |
| HEIMIR | First name of the manager of the Ireland football team. (6) |
| KIDNEY | Who was head coach of the Ireland rugby team which won the Grand Slam in 2009? (6) |
| ONEILL | Manager of the Republic of Ireland national football team (1'5) |
| SARAH | The captain of the England women's national rugby union team, _ Hunter (5) |
| WADKAR | Who is the captain of the Vidarbha team which won the prestigious Ranji Trophy recently? (6) |
| DUPONT | Antoine _, the captain of France's national rugby union team (6) |
| HARIKA | Who was the captain of the Indian women's team in the recently held 45th Chess Olympiad? (6) |
| STOKES | Player who is the captain of the England squad facing off against Shubman Gill-led Team India in the Test series.(Last Name) (6) |
| KNIGHT | The captain of the England women's cricket team, Heather _ (6) |
| ASHWIN | Who is the captain of the TNPL team Dindigul Dragons? (6) |
| STUART | Head coach of the English national rugby union team from 2011 to 2015 (6,9) |
| MASOOD | Who is the captain of the Pakistan Test side? (4,6) |
| FRANCE | National rugby union team that last won the Six Nations in 2010 (6) |
| GREGOR | ...... Townsend, head coach of Scotland's national rugby union team (6) |
