| DAUGA | Benoit ....., forward capped 63 times by France 1964-72 (5) |
| DANIE | -... Rossouw, in rugby union, South African forward capped 63 times from 2003 to 2011(5) |
| JONAHLOMU | Wing capped 63 times by the All Blacks (5,4) |
| RIVES | Jean-Pierre ....., wing forward capped 59 times by France 1975-84 (5) |
| SELLA | Philippe --.. former Saracens centre capped III times by France (5) |
| ROLLO | David ....., prop forward capped 40 times by Scotland (5) |
| LYNCH | Sean ....., prop forward capped 15 times by Ireland 1971-75 (5) |
| PETER | ..... Winterbottom, wing forward capped 58 times by England 1982-1993 (5) |
| GIGGS | Ryan ..... , midfielder or forward capped 84 times by Wales (5) |
| JOHNS | Paddy ....., Ireland second row forward capped 59 times 1990-2000 (5) |
| CRANE | Former Hull FC, Leeds and Hull KR forward capped by Great Britain in 1982 (5) |
| BRITO | 1964-72 Brazil defender; 1970 FIFA World Cup final winner (5) |
| LAYNE | David ..., 1962-64 Sheffield Wednesday striker banned from football from 1964-72 for match-fixing (5) |
| AOSTA | The ___ Valley, a region of north-west Italy borderd by France and Switzerland (5) |
| FLICK | Picture defeat by France (5) |
| HANOI | World capital once occupied by France |
| BLANC | Benoit _, Knives Out and Glass Onion detective (5) |
| CRAIG | Actor who played detective Benoit Blanc in the 2019 mystery film Knives Out (6,5) |
| HOGUE | Benoit ___ of the N.H.L. |
| ANDRE | Canadian defenceman Mr. Benoit on the Buffalo Sabres |