| BLACKS | World Cup Rugby team, All ... |
| LEOPARDS | Currie Cup rugby team based in Potchefstroom (8) |
| BLACKKEYS | Rugby team all absent taking on board crucial points of contact for players? |
| ENGLAND | 2003 World Cup Rugby winning team's country |
| OWEN | ___ Farrell, England's 2019 World Cup rugby union captain (4) |
| ELLIS | Webb _ Cup, Rugby World Cup trophy (5) |
| OKA | Shinnosuke .., artistic gymnast; 2024 Olympics individual all- around, horizontal bar and team all-around gold medallist (3) |
| STOKES | Ben, England cricket team all-rounder (6) |
| FLEETADMIRAL | Commander fired team, all failing |
| WOAKES | England men's cricket team all-rounder, Chris _ (6) |
| ZEBRE | Italian Heineken Cup rugby club (5) |
| IPSWICH | Queensland Cup rugby league's Jets (7) |
| WINDSOR | Ron Massey Cup rugby league club, . .. Wolves (7) |
| WEBB | _ Ellis Cup, rugby trophy (4) |
| UNION | Bledisloe Cup rugby code |
| CALCUTTA | -------- Cup, rugby union trophy (8) |
| WYNNUM | Seagulls Qld Cup rugby league club, ... Manly (6) |
| GUILDFORD | Ex-Ron Massey Cup rugby league club, Owls (9) |
| DESEGREGATE | Stop marking race and deselect Greeks' game team all failing at the halfway point |
| YAMASHITA | Haruhiro -, artistic gymnast; 1964 Olympic men's vault and team all-around gold medallist (9) |
