| DEMI | Half at the |
| GEORGEFARBANK | Saint who was England's fly-half at the start of the autumn series (6,7) |
| TREND | General tendency to trap half at the finish (5) |
| EATABLE | Each half at the board can be consumed (7) |
| SPEARWORTS | Bloomers as clothing for exercise, tucking in nearly half at the bottom before cycling |
| DAVIES | Welsh rugby half at the Bulldogs in 1991, Jonathan ...(6) |
| TANAH | Titans half at the Warriors in 2025, ... Boyd (5) |
| DUTCH | Duly taking first half at first, then can have other half? |
| SEXTON | Ireland fly-half at Racing 92 from 2013-15 between spells at Leinster Rugby (6) |
| JOHNNY | Ireland fly-half at Racing 92 from 2013-15 between spells at Leinster Rugby (6) |
| FLORIN | Old money, Florence left half at home |
| HEARTH | Listen to this half at fireplace (6) |
| FOTUALII | Kahn ___, Samoan scrum-half at Northampton Saints since 2013 (8) |
| BUTCHJAMES | South Africa 2007 Rugby World Cup Final-winning fly-half at Bath Rugby from 2007-11 (5,5) |
| PLEURISY | Surely pipe's half at fault for lung complaint |
| HARSHNESS | Severity of tackle restraining scrum half at first |
| LEEDICKSON | 2012-14 England rugby union scrum-half at Bedford Blues since leaving Northampton Saints (3,7) |
| ABATE | Grow less beef: half, at a re-jigging of it (5) |
| HENSON | Gavin ?, Wales and Dragons fly-half at Bristol Rugby from 2015-17 |
| LOMANI | Frank - - - , Fijian scrum-half at Melbourne Rebels (6) |