| BARRYJOHN | Welsh rugby union fly half nicknamed "The King" (5,4) |
| JOHN | Barry, late Welsh rugby union fly-half nicknamed The King (4) |
| SEMIVOWEL | The beginning or the end of Welsh rugby? |
| GARY | . .... Armstrong, former Scotland scrum half nicknamed the 'Border Terrier' (4) |
| HALFPENNY | Welsh rugby star's name made by contribution to historic win |
| GARETH | Welsh rugby union player declared the greatest player of all time in a poll by Rugby World magazine in 2003 (6,7) |
| EDWARDS | Welsh rugby union player declared the greatest player of all time in a poll by Rugby World magazine in 2003 (6,7) |
| GRAHAMPRICE | Welsh rugby union prop who played 12 Tests for the British Lions, including the 1980 tour of South Africa (6,5) |
| NEATH | Welsh rugby union side based at The Gnoll (5) |
| GARETHEDWARDS | Welsh rugby union scrum half born in 1947 (6,7) |
| WYNJONES | Alun, Welsh rugby union lock and captain who is the alltime most-capped player (3,5) |
| ADAMS | Josh, Welsh rugby union winger who was top try scorer at the 2019 World Cup in Japan (5) |
| REESZAMMIT | Louis, Welsh rugby union winger who announced he was joining the NFL in 2024 (4,6) |
| ALUN | ____ Wyn Jones, recently-retired Welsh rugby union international, the sport's most-capped player (4) |
| TOMSHANKLIN | Welsh rugby union outside centre who retired in 2011 (3,8) |
| OSPREYS | Welsh rugby union team that plays its home matches in Swansea (7) |
| OWENS | Nigel, Welsh rugby union referee (5) |
| LLANELLI | -- Scarlets, Welsh rugby union team (8) |
| TAULUPE | Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff, _ Faletau (7) |
| WILLIAMS | J. P. R., late Welsh rugby union full back born in 1949 (8) |
