| MUNSTER | Irish rugby union team whose top scorer is Ronan O'Gara (7) |
| DEROGATORY | Uncomplimentary of upstart journalist to introduce Ronan O'Gara as a Conservative |
| INDECENT | To be going down, without top scorer, is quite shocking (8) |
| LEINSTER | Irish rugby union team for whom fly-half Johnny Sexton is top scorer (8) |
| RORY | ____ Best, hooker who captained the Irish rugby union team from 2016 to 2019 (4) |
| IRELAND | National rugby union team whose home ground is the Aviva Stadium in Dublin (7) |
| GLOUCESTER | Rugby union team whose home ground is in Kingsholm Road (10) |
| WASPS | Former rugby union team whose last trophy win was for finishing at the top of the 2007-08 Premiership (5) |
| UNGUARDED | What is the name of Ronan O"Gara's recently published autobiography? (9) |
| RADIOCAROLINE | "Pirate" broadcaster founded by Ronan O'Rahilly in 1964 |
| IRRUPTS | Breaks in Irish rugby union squad's first tackling exercise (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) |
| WARWICK | American singer whose top ten hits include Walk On By in 1964 and Heartbreaker in 1982 (6,7) |
| INKCAPS | Mushrooms whose tops turn to black goo |
| RONAN | Irish former rugby union player and the current coach of La Rochelle, _ O'Gara (5) |
| LIONS | British & Irish ....., rugby union touring team (5) |
| ANSBRO | Joe ___, Scotland and London Irish rugby union centre forced to retire through injury in 2013 (6) |
