Crossword

ACROSS

1. Cornwall and English Counties wing with Exeter Chiefs

from 2010 (4) 3. Cambridge University and Blackheath scrum-half in

England’s 1963 Five Nations-winning side (6) 7. Wales’ Llynfi Road club where Allan Bateman got his

start (7) 8. Kiwi who surpassed Bob Hillier’s record Harlequins

points total in 2013 (5) 9. Wooden Six Nations ‘trophy’ picked up this year by a

pointless Italy (5) 11. Italy’s S.African-born scrum half at Treviso from 2008

to 2014 (5) 13. Melbourne Rebels’ tighthead prop first capped by

Australia in 2014 (5) 15. Club that merged with Hull and East Riding in 1989 (7) 16. 22-year-old ex-Gloucester lock who’ll start with Bath

next season (6) 17. Surname of Cork’s sibling props, Tim - coaching at

Highfield - and Dave of Agen (4)

DOWN

1. Winger, Pumas youngest-ever player with six tries on

his 1989 debut (5) 2. Daniel ___’s College, club that merged with Melville

College in 1973 (7) 4. City in which Yorkshire Carnegie have their Headingley

home (5) 5. ___ Cup, trophy contested annually by Kenya and

Uganda over two legs (5) 6. Cardiff medic and Dragons’ wing given his 2013 Wales

debut, aged 19 (4) 10. Ireland wing who remains the Lions all-time record

try-scorer (7) 11. Springboks’ hooker in Saracens’ 2011 Aviva

Premiership final triumph (5) 12. Centre who skippered the Wallabies from 1984 to

1987 (5) 13. Milngavie’s Burnbrae club, - - - of Scotland (4) 14. European nation formerly represented by Sale old boy,

Oriol Ripol (5)