Crossword

ACROSS

1. Promising 21-year-old Clermont scrum-half

at Bayonne until 2016 (7) 7. Andrea de ____, former Calvisano No.8 who

captained Italy in 2004 (5) 8. Nickname of the prop whose 1973 England

debut try beat the All Blacks in Auckland (5) 9. First-ever front row forward to make 100

international appearances (7) 10. Captain who was the first to lift the Webb

Ellis Trophy (4) 12. Ex-England flanker who coached Carnegie

into the Premiership in 2009 (4) 16. Wales’ first ever international substitute

who later captained the Lions (7) 18. First openly gay rugby referee - a World

Cup final appointment in 2015 (5) 19. 2000-09 Scotland forward of Glasgow

Caledonians, Sale and Clermont (5) 20. Ospreys and Wales flanker of Croatian

ancestry - a British Lion in 2013 (7)

DOWN

1. Doncaster-born ex-Glasgow and Scotland

prop with Yorkshire Carnegie (6) 2. One-time Saints and Falcons utility back

now Saracens’ skills coach (4) 3. Joint Sam Jones injured at England’s

October training camp in Brighton (5) 4. Stormers and S.Africa ‘A’ scrum-half at

Northampton this season (5) 5. Indigenous name of the nation nicknamed

Los Leones (6) 6. New 2013 IRB-initiated referees’ scrum

control, crouch, ___, set (4) 11. Glasgow Warriors coach who led the Chiefs to

the 2012 New Zealand Super Rugby title (6) 13. German-born Gloucester No.7 - an England

sub v. Wales last May (6) 14. _____ Barry, ex-Quins Springbok centre

with 38 caps (2,3) 15. Dutch-born player and president after

whom the Quins’ ground is named (5) 16. 2009 and 2013 Lions wing who returned to

Ulster from Ospreys in 2012 (4) 17. Beast serving as the logo of the Russian

national side (4)