| IRRUPTS | Breaks in Irish rugby union squad's first tackling exercise (7) |
| BRIANASHTON | Former coach of the England Rugby Union squad (5, 6) |
| MOTORIST | Driver in second and first tackling hill (8) |
| IRRUPT | Break in Irish physical training includes a game (6) |
| VOUS | Rendez-_ '87 pitted NHL stars against the Soviet Union squad |
| MUNSTER | Irish rugby union team whose top scorer is Ronan O'Gara (7) |
| MCBRIDE | Willie John, Irish Rugby Union player who played 17 Tests for the British Lions (7) |
| MALCOLM | & 15A Former Leinster and London Irish rugby union lock; 1997 Ireland Test debutant against New Zealand (7,6) |
| FARRELL | Surname of father and son who have faced each other as coach of the Irish rugby team and captain of the English rugby team (7) |
| FLANKER | Position of Irish rugby legends Fergus Slattery and Sean O"Brien. (7) |
| SHRUG | Sign of indifference observed in Irish rugby (5) |
| ODRISCOLL | Brian ___, the highest try scorer of all time in Irish Rugby |
| ANSBRO | Joe ___, Scotland and London Irish rugby union centre forced to retire through injury in 2013 (6) |
| SLATTERY | Fergus, Irish rugby union flanker who played in all four Tests on the 1974 Lions tour of South Afric |
| LEINSTER | Irish rugby union side captained by Johnny Sexton (8) |
| LIONS | British & Irish ....., rugby union touring team (5) |
| ORR | Phil, Irish rugby union prop forward who made 58 international appearances (3) |
| IRREGULAR | Unfortunately, Irish Rugby Union, initially larger, was non-standard (9) |
| RORY | ____ Best, hooker who captained the Irish rugby union team from 2016 to 2019 (4) |
| JAMIEHEASLIP | Which current Irish rugby international was born in Israel? (5,7) |
