| GATLAND | Warren - - -, coach of the Wales rugby union team from 2007-19 - picture B (7) |
| DEJAN | Manager of the Hungarian football team Ferencvaros who captained the Serbian national team from 2007 to 2011 (5,9) |
| STANKOVIC | Manager of the Hungarian football team Ferencvaros who captained the Serbian national team from 2007 to 2011 (5,9) |
| BANG | Word between The Big and Theory gives the title of a US sitcom from 2007-19 (4) |
| WINS | Word after Who Dares - title of a Nick Knowles game show from 2007-19 (4) |
| RIBERY | Franck ...... , former France winger with Bayern Munich from 2007-19 (6) |
| COLEMAN | Chris ___, manager of the Wales men's national football team 2012-2017 (7) |
| EDWARDS | Gareth, Wales rugby union scrum half who played 53 consecutive internationals from 1967 to 1978 (7) |
| FALETAU | Toby ....... , Wales rugby union player whose 2011 Test debut was against Barbarians (7) |
| TIPURIC | Justin -, Ospreys and former Wales rugby union flanker; 2013 British and Irish Lions tourist |
| NOWHERE | Lloyd Williams came from - - - to reclaim the Wales scrum-half jersey last autumn, said WalesOnline (7) |
| DEESIDE | A conurbation of towns and villages in Flintshire and Cheshire on the Wales-England border (7) |
| TANDY | The head coach of the Wales national rugby union team, Steve _ (5) |
| STEVETANDY | Former Ospreys flanker recently announced as the new head coach of the Wales men's rugby union team (5,5) |
| KEARNEY | 2007-19 Ireland and 2005-20 Leinster full-back (7) |
| RAKITIC | Ivan, 2007-19 Croatia and 2014-20 Barcelona midfielder (7) |
| STUART | Head coach of the English national rugby union team from 2011 to 2015 (6,9) |
| LANCASTER | Head coach of the English national rugby union team from 2011 to 2015 (6,9) |
| CRAIG | _ Bellamy, former footballer and current head coach of the Wales national team (5) |
| EDDIEJONES | Australian who coached the England men's rugby union team from 2015 to 2022 |
